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Epstein files show Kaaba cloth pieces from Makkah shipped to Epstein via UAE contacts

The correspondence details how sacred Kaaba cloth reached Epstein through UAE-linked businesswoman

Epstein said UAE ruler ‘set up’ Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing

Epstein files: FBI memo says Israel ‘compromised’ Trump, Epstein had Mossad ties

US-Iran Tensions

Iranians seal windows and store food and water as they prepare for attack

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Australia: Furor over Palestinian festival speaker highlights a deeper crisis

Antony Loewenstein

Explosion in Iran's Bandar Abbas caused by gas leak, says fire chief

US-Iran Tensions

Iranian armed forces on high alert, warns Tehran

Ayat: The Palestinian restaurant winning hearts and minds through food and culture

US-Iran Tensions

How US sanctions and external threats destroyed Iran's economy

Bahrain Protests

Rights groups urge US to press for prominent Bahraini prisoner's release

Iran seeks 'safe channel’ to pay UN dues required to regain its vote

China and Gulf states pledge to complete free trade agreement

US warns only 'a few weeks left' to save Iran nuclear deal

HRW criticises Biden for weak defence of human rights in Middle East

Lebanon economic crisis

US Ambassador says no plan for sanctions over Lebanese gas deal

Arab states must do 'heavy lifting' in the region as US pulls back, says Jordan's foreign minister

US Supreme Court declines to hear case of woman who joined Islamic State

Iran leader's website shows animation of drone strike killing Trump

US: House Republicans call on Biden to leave Iran nuclear talks

Why Washington’s focus on ‘credibility’ is a recipe for war

Jonathan Cook

How Bush and Blair plotted war in Iraq: Read the secret memo in full