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December 7, 2021

4 killed in bomb attack in Iraq's Basra

A bomb killed four people in the southern Iraqi city of Basra today, the first such attack in years in a part of the country that has enjoyed relative...

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December 7, 2021

Iraq moves to sue Iran over water access

Baghdad's water ministry has completed its application to take Tehran to the International Court of Justice over drop in the Tigris and Euphrates river levels...

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December 7, 2021

US companies win $19bn contract to develop Egypt’s Tahrir Complex

Egypt has signed an alliance with several American companies worth 3.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($19 billion) to develop the Tahrir Complex located in downtown Cairo. The Tahrir Complex, also...

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December 7, 2021

UAE moves to 4.5-day week, with Saturday-Sunday weekend

The UAE announced plans to move to a Saturday-Sunday weekend, making Fridays half-days to allow staff to attend prayers. ...

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December 7, 2021

Yemen tribal leaders call for comprehensive, immediate ceasefire

More than 40 Yemeni tribal leaders have called on all parties to the conflict in the country to start a “comprehensive and immediate ceasefire” and to reopen all humanitarian...

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December 7, 2021

Syria says Israel bombed Latakia port overnight

Syria has accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike on the key port of Latakia in the early hours today, targeting shipping containers and causing a fire in the...

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December 7, 2021

Saudi Arabia hosts first international film festival

The Red Sea International Film Festival opened on Monday in Jeddah. This is the first such festival to be hosted by Saudi Arabia. The ten-day festival is being held...

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December 7, 2021

Iran accuses France of ‘destabilising’ region by selling arms to Gulf

Iran yesterday accused France of “destabilising” the region by selling weapons to rival Gulf countries, three days after Paris signed a multi-billion-dollar contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the...

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December 7, 2021

Israel's Gantz cannot be prosecuted in Gaza bombing case: Dutch court

A Dutch appeals court today ruled that Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz was immune from civil prosecution in the Netherlands in a case brought over the deaths of six...

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December 7, 2021

Iran accuses Israel of opposing regional dialogue

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has accused Israel of opposing regional dialogue and making efforts to thwart the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear agreement concluded between...

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