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January 26, 2022

Israel president to make first official visit to UAE

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this weekend, marking the first ever official visit by an Israeli president to the Gulf nation. The two-day...

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January 26, 2022

Hamas: Reduction in UNRWA’s services to Palestine refugees in Lebanon ‘inhumane’

Hamas yesterday described as “inhumane” the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)’s decision to cut services offered to refugees who fled the war in Syria and who have been...

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January 26, 2022

Saudi lifts unofficial ban on Turkish goods

Saudi Arabia has lifted the unofficial ban on Turkish goods, which came into place four years ago, Al-Khaleej Online reported yesterday. As a result of the ban, Turkish exports to Saudi Arabia declined from $2.7...

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January 26, 2022

Israel given worst ever corruption index score

Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index has given Israel its worst ever score in the global rankings of how governments deal with graft, it was reported on Tuesday. The...

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January 26, 2022

HRW: Egypt-EU bid for counterterrorism 'affront to human rights'

Human Rights Watch yesterday slammed a recent bid by the European Union and Egypt to lead the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum. The international organisation warned that the joint bid would...

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January 26, 2022

Byzantine-era church reopens in Gaza

Byzantine Church in Gaza, one of the oldest in the Levant and the Middle East, is open! ...

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January 26, 2022

Floating in tar: interview with Palestinian artist Hani Zurob

When we think of political art from Palestine or elsewhere, very rarely do abstract paintings come to mind. We would rather think of militant canvases in a realistic style,...
January 26, 2022

Report: Israel faces 3 strategic challenges

Israel faces three main threats in 2022 equal in their severity, the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) announced yesterday. INSS explained that the challenges were “Iran and...

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January 25, 2022

UAE-backed forces press on in Yemen's Marib, despite Houthi warnings

Yemeni forces backed by the United Arab Emirates are continuing a push in Yemen’s energy-producing Marib region against the Houthis, they said on Tuesday, despite warnings by the Iran-aligned...

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January 25, 2022

Egypt plans privatisations every month or two - Planning Minister

Egypt aims to press ahead with stake sales in state-owned companies every month or two and will soon classify the openness of different sectors of the economy to private...

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