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State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor November 12, 2025

Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart of illegal enterpriseA surge in state-sanctioned fuel smuggling between 2022 and 2024 cost the Libyan people about $20bn (£15bn) in lost revenue – an alarming su…

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State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor November 12, 2025November 13, 2025

Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart of illegal enterpriseA surge in state-sanctioned fuel smuggling between 2022 and 2024 cost the Libyan people about $20bn (£15bn) in lost revenue – an alarming su…

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‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row
ByTom Levitt and Guardian reporters November 12, 2025

Relatives share with the Guardian final words of those killed amid ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman’s ruleIn the city of Tabuk in the far north of Saudi Arabia, neon lights flicker on in an overcrowded ward of a prison…

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‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row
ByTom Levitt and Guardian reporters November 12, 2025

Relatives share with the Guardian final words of those killed amid ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman’s ruleIn the city of Tabuk in the far north of Saudi Arabia, neon lights flicker on in an overcrowded ward of a prison…

Read More ‘I’ll be executed on Tuesday’: families reveal panicked last calls from foreigners on Saudi’s death row
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The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands
By November 12, 2025

Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring MaliOn a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam made his way into the courtyard of a library in Chinguetti, a tiny desert settlement …

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The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands
By November 12, 2025

Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring MaliOn a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam made his way into the courtyard of a library in Chinguetti, a tiny desert settlement …

Read More The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands
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Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, data reveals
ByNina Lakhani November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack people and infrastructure at key sitesIsraeli armed forces and settlers have attacked Palestinian water sources more than 250 times in the past five years, amounting to the most…

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Men with family stuck in Gaza say lack of action from UK government is breach of human rights
ByGeneva Abdul November 11, 2025

Two fathers in Britain enlist law firm to get government to follow through on evacuation promises made months agoThe British government is facing legal action over its lack of action to help evacuate families in Gaza after committing to do so months ag…

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A leaked IDF video showing alleged detainee abuse has Israel reeling, but not in the way you might think | Roy Schwartz
ByRoy Schwartz November 11, 2025

The outrage has been all about who leaked the footage and who is hurting Israel’s image, not what actually happened at the Sde Teiman detention camp“I would never, ever publish a video that makes IDF soldiers look bad, even when they did something wron…

Read More A leaked IDF video showing alleged detainee abuse has Israel reeling, but not in the way you might think | Roy Schwartz
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Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion
BySarah Johnson November 11, 2025

Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani’s death sentenceMore than 20 Olympic medallists, coaches and other international athletes, including the tennis player M…

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