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Syrians call for aid crossing to remain open ahead of key UN vote

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
Supporters of the Syrian opposition are worried that Russia will veto an extension of the cross-border aid mechanism [Ali Haj Suleiman/Al Jazeera]. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Raed al-Saleh, the head of the Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, said that aid to Syria should not be held hostage by Russia.
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Two hours and eight years: Palestinian families split by Israel

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
“Can you imagine? My daughter gets married, or succeeds in her tawjihi [matriculation exams] and I’m not there?” Sabreen, who has five other daughters, told Al Jazeera from Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank ... (Al Jazeera) ... (Al Jazeera) ... “On a political level, the goal is to prevent the formation of a Palestinian state,” Almzainy told Al Jazeera.
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A new Hajj booking system leaves tour operators out in the cold

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
We were only told about the booking system at the same time as everyone else – even though we were an approved company,” he told Al Jazeera ... She told Al Jazeera ... He told Al Jazeera ... The UK trade association, Licensed Hajj Organisers, in a statement to Al Jazeera said.
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The Bullet That Killed Abu Akleh

The Algemeiner 07 Jul 2022
People light candles during a vigil in memory of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2022 ... Qatari government newspaper Al-Jazeera, for which Abu ...
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Zhibek Zholy: The Russian ship carrying �stolen’ Ukrainian grain

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
(Al Jazeera) ... Nikolay Gorbachov, president of the Ukrainian Grain Association, told Al Jazeera that Russian soldiers steal grain stored in silos and transport them by trucks or railway to ports in occupied Crimea – Kerch or Sevastopol – and load them on vessels while transponders are disabled.
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Justice for Shireen Abu Akleh will only come with the end of Israel's occupation

Middle East Monitor 07 Jul 2022
Following repeated requests, the Palestinian Authority agreed eventually to hand over the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to ...
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Arab journalist unions slam US report on Shireen Abu Akleh

The New Arab 07 Jul 2022
The veteran Al-Jazeera journalist, who held Palestinian and American citizenship, was wearing a vest and helmet marked "Press" when she was killed on May 11 ... The union's chief, Muayyad Al-Lami, said the report was a deliberate attempt to help Israel steer clear of accountability for Abu Akleh's killing.
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Biden struggles to define agenda ahead of visit to Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
“He thinks the popularity of normalisation with Israel would perhaps offset the negatives of appearing with Mohammed bin Salman,” Telhami told Al Jazeera ... “We still don’t see a defined agenda or set of outcomes for what the administration hopes to achieve,” Ulrichsen told Al Jazeera.
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Timeline: Week 19 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
Al Jazeera looks at the main events that marked the 19th week of the war in Ukraine. July 1. Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai says Russian forces are storming the Lysychansk city refinery and destroying houses “one by one” ... Russian forces commence hostilities against Kramatorsk city, in the heart of the Donbas ... (Al Jazeera) July 2 ... (Al Jazeera) July 3 ... .
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to media next to 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, his office said Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain's government.
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The rise and fall of UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
“Although he was in two minds on whether to support the Remain or Leave campaign, he spoke with a fair degree of commitment against the UK remaining in the EU,” David Phinnemore, a professor of European Politics at Queen’s University Belfast, told Al Jazeera ... told Al Jazeera.
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Ukraine exacts punishing cost on Russian forces’ eastern advance

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
Ukrainian forces made a tactical retreat from the last free city in the eastern Luhansk region in the 19th week of Russia’s invasion ... “In order to save the lives of Ukrainian defenders, the decision to leave was made.” (Al Jazeera) ... But there’s a very different logic of suffering and loss that’s being applied,” he told Al Jazeera ... .
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 134

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
Here are the key events so far on Thursday, July 7. Get the latest updates here. Fighting. The Ukrainian military said it has so far staved off any significant Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling on the city of Sloviansk and nearby populated areas ... (Al Jazeera) Diplomacy ... Economy ... .
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Lithium’s �insane’ price bump threatens EV fix for climate change

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
“As Elon Musk has said, �lithium will be the limiting factor,'” Joe Lowry, an expert on the global lithium market and the founder of Global Lithium LLC, told Al Jazeera. “It is very simple math.” ... Ralph Orlowski/Reuters] ... Things like sodium will be part of the solution but can only operate at elevated temperatures,” Hill told Al Jazeera ... .
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Hong Kong suspends COVID flight bans that fuelled expat exodus

Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
The government said on Thursday that testing upon arrival for all passengers, followed by testing during mandatory seven-day quarantine, has caught the vast majority of inbound cases ... “Hong Kong’s removal of its flight ban is only lifting one of the many unnecessary hurdles imposed by the government,” Ng told Al Jazeera ... .

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