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Banana prices in Algeria have surged to as much as 1,500 dinars ($11.20) per kilo in some shops - nearly three times previous levels Authorities are stepping up market inspections as President Tebboune vows to protect purchasing power and hold those responsible for price manipulation to account

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Fatih Akin’s new film ‘Ghost Song’ has premiered in Hamburg. The film tells a deeply personal fantasy love story while also containing references to the genocide in Gaza. The New Arab spoke to Akin and the cast about the film. By @RashadAlhindi

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A secretive EU working group is drawing up plans to increase deportations to Syria, almost two years after the fall of Assad's regime. The New Arab spoke to Frey Lindsay from Statewatch, which uncovered the documents.

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London's Old Bailey court heard during his trial that Abdullah Albadri wanted to "exact revenge" for the killing of children in Gaza

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich addressed a public event speaking about Lebanon, declaring it "could go badly" or "could go well," but "in the end, it'll be ours." Smotrich added that "the world isn't stopping" Israel's actions.

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Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of flight FZ1073, allegedly told investigators that he had planned to crash the aircraft into Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, according to Israeli reports Other accounts, however, have offered different versions of his alleged plans

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US Democratic senator Bernie Sanders has rallied behind the party’s California congressional candidate Aisha Wahab ahead of the Nov midterms, telling supporters that Washington should stop sending money to Israel and criticising US spending on overseas wars

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators disrupted the New Zealand Aerospace Summit in Christchurch, protesting what they described were links between the country’s space sector and Israeli forces.

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Israeli settlers sing and dance to the provocative anthem “May Your Village Burn,” in a barbaric documentation expressing celebration of the burning and destruction of Palestinian villages, at a Simchat Torah celebration in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election for Nov 29 The vote could reshape Spain’s political direction, with implications beyond its borders Sánchez made Spain a prominent European advocate for Palestine, while relations with Morocco and migration remain significant issues

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Israel has banned the UK's Green Party leader Zack Polanski from entering the country after party members passed a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism. Polanski is Jewish.

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Kuwait has issued six decrees revoking the citizenship of 415 people, including billionaire businessman Mahmoud Haider Kuwait began its campaign in 2024, saying it aimed to tackle fraudulent citizenship claims. Kuwaiti law also allows nationality to be revoked on national interest or state security

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Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its army has launched a “strategic offensive” to retake the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa. The announcement came after the army said it had recaptured the Dhubab district and strategic positions around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, west of Taiz

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Israeli journalists clashed with Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson ahead of the match between Israel and Ireland.

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This week on The New Arab Weekly podast, we discuss the appearances of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly, the secret trip by Netanyahu to the UAE and his meeting with President Mohamed bin Zayed, and the last day of the US mission in Iraq:

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Iran and Israel at UN, Netanyahu’s UAE trip, and US leave Iraq

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the final speeches at the UNGA, Netanyahu’s secret trip to the UAE, and the US has finally left Iraq.

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Cypress Hill played a pre-recorded message from Macklemore during the Power to the People Festival. In his message, Macklemore spoke about resistance, solidarity with oppressed people and liberation, ending with: “And lastly, Free Palestine.”

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Israel's Foreign Minister has lashed out at the UK Green Party after it passed a motion to officially adopt the 'Zionism is racism' stance. In a statement released on 4 October, the ministry claimed Greens have aligned closely with the ideology of Hamas.

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Following the historic vote by Green Party members on a motion describing Zionism as racism, Lubna Speitan, who authored the motion, said: “The conference has spoken, and this motion unifies us against racism.”

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German police assaulted pro-Palestine demonstrators at Berlin's Alexanderplatz station during a gathering in support of Gaza's civilians and calling for an end to Israel's genocide on 3 October.

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Green Party members voted for the ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion on 4 October at the annual Green Party conference, which called for the party to define Zionism as a racist, settler-colonial ideology and declare itself against it. The motion sparked intense discussion within the party and in the media.

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators marched in Seoul in solidarity with Gaza, holding a rally outside Bosingak on 3 October to mark three years since Israel's genocide in Gaza began.

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The General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugee Camps in Darfur said the number of newly displaced people arriving in Tawila, west of El Fasher, has climbed to 6,191 this month, including 1,394 new arrivals in the latest wave.

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Activists rallied in solidarity with Palestine outside the UK Green Party conference, significantly outnumbering a counter-protest organised by Sussex Friends of Israel, which drew around 30 participants.

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Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian home and car in Osarin village, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. The attack was captured on video and circulated on social media. The footage shows settlers attacking the property, while homeowner Nidal Adili describes what happened.

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Arabs from across Europe and from diverse backgrounds came together in Amsterdam for a major cultural celebration, bringing communities in the diaspora together through music, food, dance and shared traditions.

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Pro-Israel groups gathered outside the Green Party conference, harassing people entering the venue. The New Arab spoke to Jewish activists who reject Zionism and support Palestinian rights, to hear their response to the groups’ accusations against the Greens. @issymaple.bsky.social

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