Middle East News & Arab Headlines From A Local Perspective
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British officials are reportedly set to maintain formal communications with the American embassy in Israeli-occupied Jerusalem al-Quds despite condemning its recent relocation, in what activists have denounced as a hypocritical approach adopted by London on Tel Aviv’s occupation. Full Story »
A bombing has left six people dead and more than two dozen others injured in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Full Story »
This sounds like a dystopian nightmare but it's actually happening in China. Full Story »
Israeli tanks shelled a Hamas position in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to the military. Full Story »
BUSINESS
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State and provincial regulators in the United States and Canada on Monday announced a crackdown on potentially deceitful cryptocurrency investment products on Monday.
THE LOOP
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The Lebanese actress and director Nadine Labaki won the Jury Award at Cannes Film Festival for her film Capharnaüm, which makes her the first Lebanese and Arab female director to win at Cannes.
ENTERTAINMENT
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Haifa Wahbe's Scene in "Laanet Karma" (Karma’s Curse) made Girls go crazy on social media, asking each other to not eat sweets anymore!
SPORTS
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Preparations are made and the Arab countries are getting ready for The World Cup that will be held in Russia.
