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September 14, 2021

Egypt reopens ancient tomb to tourists

Egypt today reopened to tourists the 4,700-year-old southern tomb of King Djoser at the pyramid of Saqqara after a 15-year renovation, reports Reuters. The tomb, south of Cairo, lies near the...

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September 14, 2021

Somaliland arrests man smuggling lizards to Egypt

Police in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region have arrested a man at an airport as he tried to smuggle 200 lizards to Egypt, they said today. Reuters reported that it was...

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September 14, 2021

Germany arrests man for sending nuclear equipment to Iran

German police arrested a German-Iranian man suspected of exporting equipment to be used in Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes in breach of European Union sanctions, Reuters reported the country’s federal prosecutor...

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September 14, 2021

Lebanon to sign deal for central bank audit

Lebanon will sign a new contract for a forensic audit of the central bank with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) within days, the outgoing Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni said today,...

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September 14, 2021

Iran tanker discharging oil for Lebanon in Syria

TankerTrackers.com has visual confirmation that an Iranian tanker is discharging petrol in Syria’s Baniyas port which is destined for neighbouring Lebanon, Reuters reported the online oil shipment tracking service saying today....

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September 14, 2021

French company’s support for Daesh a ‘crime’ against humanity, Turkey official says

A spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Omer Celik, yesterday described the French cement company Lafarge’s support for Daesh as a “crime against humanity”. Speaking at...

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September 14, 2021

Family petitions Israel court to return 'kidnapped' 6-year-old boy to Italy

The family of the only survivor of an Italian cable car disaster, a six-year-old boy, today petitioned a Tel Aviv court for his return after his grandfather took him...

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September 14, 2021

Putin and Assad condemn foreign military presence in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad in Moscow yesterday. The two leaders criticised the role of foreign military forces in the ongoing conflict in Syria....

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September 14, 2021

US city makes last minute U-turn on BDS resolution

An American city council resolution to endorse a peaceful boycott of Israel has been shelved over fears raised by sections of the Jewish community that it promotes anti-Semitism. Council...

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September 14, 2021

Egypt rights groups denounce Biden’s decision to grant Sisi military aid

Egyptian human rights groups have denounced the administration of US President Joe Biden’s decision to grant Egypt $170 million in military aid to the regime of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi,...

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