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September 27, 2021

Bahrain to double VAT, sources say

Bahrain’s government sent a draft bill to parliament for approval to amend the value-added tax rate, currently at five per cent, from next January, the state-run Bahrain News Agency said today....

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September 27, 2021

UAE’s wealth fund seeks to invest in Turkey, report says

Investment funds in Abu Dhabi are looking for investment avenues in Turkey, Bloomberg reports. According to the report, the negotiation meetings between the funds from the United Arab Emirates and companies...

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September 27, 2021

UK Labour Party votes for motion calling Israel an apartheid state

The motion commits the Labour party to implementing sanctions including ceasing UK-Israel arms trade and trade with illegal Israeli settlements....

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September 27, 2021

Beirut port probe stalls after judge's impartiality questioned

A probe into the catastrophic explosion at Beirut port was frozen today when a former minister wanted for questioning as a suspect filed a case questioning the lead investigator’s...

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September 27, 2021

Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa sanctuary waving Israeli flag

Jewish Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque sanctuary in Jerusalem today and waved the Israeli flag around the Islamic site, in what was a major incursion. According to Jordan’s Department...

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September 27, 2021

Death of 89 Kenyans in Saudi Arabia is ‘suspicious’ say officials

The death of 89 Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia over the past two years has been described as “suspicious” by the African state’s foreign ministry. Saudi authorities have told...

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September 27, 2021

Britney Spears’ dad hired Israel surveillance firm to spy on her

The father of American singer Britney Spears hired an Israeli surveillance firm to record her phone calls and communications, a former employee of the firm said in a New York...

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September 27, 2021

Gaza looking for imports as olive harvest slumps

As Palestinian farmers harvest their olive crop this season, they are met with frustration at the low yields...

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September 27, 2021

Better pay drove woman to become Morocco's only female cab driver

Souad Hdidou is challenging social norms and busting stereotypes from behind the wheel as the only female taxi driver in the Moroccan capital Rabat and one of a few...

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September 27, 2021

Israel: police work in league with crime lords, say victims of gun violence

Israeli police officers have been accused of working in league with crime lords and not caring about the death of Palestinians as anger grows over their failure to get...

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