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September 28, 2021

The untold story of why the Palestinians are divided

The political division in Palestinian society is deep-rooted, and should not be reduced to convenient claims about the “Hamas-Fatah split”, elections, the Oslo accords, and subsequent disagreements. The division...

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September 28, 2021

Egypt arrests professor who criticised pro-regime media personalities

Egyptian security forces have arrested an Egyptian media professor, Ayman Mansour Nada, who criticised media figures close to the regime. In a series of articles circulated on social media,...

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September 28, 2021

Jordan to resume flights to Damascus

The Jordanian government has agreed to resume flights to the Syrian capital Damascus as of 3 October after a 10-year hiatus as a result of the Syrian civil war. Jordan’s...

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September 28, 2021

Palestinian economy crippled by virus, Israeli occupation in 2020: UN

The year 2020 was the worst for the Palestinian Authority (PA) since its establishment in 1994 due to the Israeli occupation and the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Conference on...

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September 28, 2021

IOM ‘deeply concerned’ by number of dead, missing migrants heading for Canary Islands

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said it was extremely concerned about the sharp increase in the deaths and disappearances at sea of migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands...

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September 28, 2021

Egypt to tax social media influencers earning over $32,000

Egypt has said it will tax social media content creators earning more than 500,000 Egyptian pounds ($32,000) annually. “Anyone who makes a profit in Egypt must be fairly taxed...

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September 28, 2021

What’s new about the Putin-Erdogan summit?

On Wednesday, the Russian city of Sochi will host a new summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after no such meetings have been...

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September 28, 2021

Ex-PM says Israel does not have capacity to strike Iran nuclear sites

Israel does not have conventional military capabilities that enable it to strike and permanently eliminate the Iranian nuclear project, as it did in Iraq in 1981 and Syria in...

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September 28, 2021

Who's running in Iraq's elections?

Iraq holds a general election on 10 October, its fifth parliamentary vote since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003 and ushered in a complex multi-party system contested by groups...

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September 28, 2021

Israel ‘worried’ about Vienna talks on Iran nuclear programme

The head of Israel’s National Security Council, Eyal Holata, is scheduled to meet US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington next week to discuss Israel’s worries about the...

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