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Apple Threatened Facebook ban, Instagram over Maid Abuse in Arab States Apple reportedly threatened two years ago to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in West Asian Arab countries.

Bahrainis Rally, Urge Release of Political Prisoners Bahraini people have once again staged nationwide demonstrations in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom to urge the ruling Al Khalifah regime to immediately release political prisoners.

Arab League Condemns Israel over Plans to Build over 1,300 Illegal Settlements in Occupied W Bank The Arab League has condemned Israeli regime’s declaration that it will build 1,355 new settlements units in the occupied West Bank.

Iran Expanding Enrichment Activity: IAEA Iran has injected uranium hexafluoride gas enriched up to 20 percent purity level into a centrifuge at its Natanz nuclear facility, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog reports.

Turkey and West Climb down from Brink of Biggest Diplomatic Crisis Turkey and its Western allies climbed down from a full-blown diplomatic crisis on Monday after foreign embassies said that they abide by diplomatic conventions on non-interference, averting a threatened expulsion of 10 ambassadors.

Facebook Whistleblower ’Shocked’ By company’s Investment in Metaverse Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said on Monday that she was “shocked” by the news the the tech giant was putting resources into its metaverse project rather than safety initiatives.

Airstrike on Gaza Media Tower in May Was ‘Own Goal’: EX-General The Israeli airstrike which hit a tower that housed offices of media outlets in Gaza during the regime’s latest onslaught on the besieged strip was an “own goal” that caused more damage to Tel Aviv’s image than the alleged operational benefit it induced, a former general said.

State of Emergency Declared in Sudan, Government Dissolved after Military Coup The head of Sudan’s ruling council has announced the dissolution of the transitional sovereign council and the government, enacting a state of emergency amid a military coup after the PM’s arrest.

Threats to Go to War over Palestinian Inmates Forced Israel to Give Concessions: Islamic Jihad Chief The secretary general of the Islamic Jihad resistance movement says the group’s threats to go to war with Israel in support of its prisoners forced the Tel Aviv regime to end its new suppressive policies toward Palestinian detainees and make concessions.

Muslim Unity Not ‘Tactical Issue’ but ‘Definitive Quranic Duty’: Iran Leader Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday the unity of Muslims is a "definite duty and a Qur’anic order", adding some regional governments’ decision to normalize ties with the Israel is a "great sin and mistake".

Taliban Evicted Thousands of Hazaras from Homes in Afghanistan: Report Taliban have forcibly evicted thousands of people, mostly from Shiite Hazara community, in several provinces across Afghanistan in what appears to be collective punishment, illegal under international law, Human Rights Watch has warned.

Damage on US Base in Syria’s Al-Tanf Significant but ’Hushed up’: Pundit Damage from a recent attack on a US military base on the Syria-Iraq border is significant but Washington is keeping it concealed, a prominent American analyst said.

Syrian Forces Block US military Convoy in Hasakah Syrian army troops blocked a US military convoy and forced it to retreat from an area in northeastern province of Hasakah, amid public anger at the deployment of foreign forces in the oil-rich region.

Yemen’s Ansarullah Forces Seize Strategic Region in Ma’rib Yemeni Ansarullah resistance forces have managed to establish full control over a strategic region south of Ma’rib, the capital city of Ma’rib Governorate.

Syrians Rally in Aleppo Countryside against Turkish Occupation Crimes Syrian people organized a mass gathering in Tal Rifa’at town, in Aleppo countryside, to condemn Turkish forces occupation.

Hamas, PA Condemn Israel for Labeling 6 Palestinian Human Rights groups as Terrorists he Palestinian Hamas resistance movement denounced as “war” against the “Palestinian existence,” Israeli regime’s decision to designate six prominent Palestinian human rights groups as “terrorist organizations”.

Hezbollah Chief Urges All Muslims to Oppose Normalization with Israeli Regime Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called on all Muslims to oppose the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime.

Saudi Regime Warplanes Bomb Sana’a, Casualties Reported At least one person has been killed and three others wounded after Saudi regime’s fighter jets struck pharmaceutical warehouses in Yemen’s capital province of Sana’a

Saudi Arabia, Australia Pressing Scientists to Water down UN Climate Report: Leaked Saudi Arabia, Australia and a number of countries, according to leaked documents, are trying to exert pressure on scientists to water down a key United Nations report on how to tackle climate change.