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October 5, 2021

Firm led by UK Tory donor fined $90m for paying bribes to land large Middle East contracts

A firm headed by Tory Party donor, Ayman Asfari, handed out—or offered—bribe money to obtain contracts in Iraq, Saudi and the UAE between 2011-2017. The corruption charge, which was...

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October 5, 2021

New report uncovers Saudi repression of US citizens

Over the past year, Saudi Arabia has detained, disappeared, or kept under travel bans at least 89 people who are either US citizens or have been living permanently in...

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October 5, 2021

Palestinians reject attempts to politicise UNRWA

Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip protested against attempts to politicise UNRWA and limit its mandate in as a result of US pressure...

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October 5, 2021

US welcomes direct Saudi, Iran talks

Recent reports of direct talks between regional rivals, Iran and Saudi Arabia, have been welcomed by the US, according to an official in the Biden administration yesterday. “Our regional...

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October 5, 2021

Iran’s nuclear plants subjected to 3 attacks last year

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation has said that its nuclear plants were subjected to three attacks last year, noting that this did not affect its uranium production, Rai Al-Youm reported yesterday. According...

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October 5, 2021

Human rights organisations call out PayPal for its digital discrimination against Palestinians

Human rights groups signed a joint letter demanding PayPal to stop denying its services on discriminatory grounds to Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), including the West Bank...

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October 5, 2021

Egypt is keen to see an end to Syria crisis

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his country is keen to see the end of the Syrian crisis which, over the past ten years, has led to 13.5 million...

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October 5, 2021

Tunisia: attendance at pro-president rally ‘inflated to mislead public’

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has been accused of misleading the public following his claim that 1.8 million people took part in rallies in his support on Sunday. “Yesterday was...

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October 5, 2021

Arab Israelis reject Shin Bet working with police to fight crime

Representatives of Palestinian citizens of Israel, including mayors, members of the Knesset and rights groups have rejected the participation of the Shin Bet intelligence agency in police operations to...

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October 5, 2021

Israel denies electricity to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

For fifteen years, the Israeli occupation authorities have denied a regular electricity supply to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The suffocating siege imposed by Israel has left the...

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