What is Captagon? Saudi customs seize over 400,000 pills hidden in sheep wool at Haditha border | World News

Captagon is an illegal synthetic stimulant, originally developed in the 1960s, now widely abused and trafficked in the Middle East/ Image: ZATCA via Saudi Gazette Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has once again intercepted a major drug trafficking attempt, this time, 406,400 Captagon pills hidden inside sheep wool at the Haditha border…

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Armenia-Azerbaijan deal: Khamenei aide says Iran will oppose peace corridor near its border; warns it may turn a ‘graveyard for Trump’s mercenaries’

File photo: Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei and US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) Iran will firmly oppose the creation of a transit corridor under a US-brokered peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, warning that the project, which passes close to its border, would threaten regional stability and would not be allowed to proceed.The route,…

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‘You are welcome’: Major outrage over Birmingham making 5-year-olds write Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers

Schoolchildren of Birmingham were asked to make Valentine’s Day cards for asylum seekers. Some children in Birmingham schools as young as five have been asked to write Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers stoking a major outrage. The activities in Labour-run Birmingham were co-ordinated by the Schools of Sanctuary Network, which includes an estimated 1,200…

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‘Over 365 arrested’: London police crackdown on supporters of a pro-Palestinian group; protesters call it free speech violation

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest in support of the Palestinian People in Gaza in Parliament Square in London (AP image) London police have arrested around 365 people after demonstrators openly defied a new law banning public support for a pro-Palestinian group, ‘Palestine Action’ arguing the legislation unfairly restricts freedom of expression.Earlier it arrested around…

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‘Deserves a positive assessment’: Russia welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal; hopes for stability in Caucasus

US President Donald Trump, shakes hands with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev during a trilateral signing ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House. (Picture credit: AP) Russia has described the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan as “positive” and voiced hope that it will contribute to…

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