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September 10, 2021

Lebanon agrees new government

Lebanese leaders have today agreed a new government after a year of political feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, Reuters reports. The breakthrough followed a flurry...

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September 10, 2021

Lebanon vows not to deport detained Syrian refugees

Lebanon has vowed that it will not deport six Syrian refugees, following an outcry by human rights organisations fearing that they could be detained and tortured by the Syrian...

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September 10, 2021

Vatican denies Pope questioned validity of the Torah

The Vatican has rejected criticism from senior Israeli rabbis over remarks by Pope Francis about Jewish books of sacred law, saying he was not questioning their continuing validity for...

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September 10, 2021

Palestinian determination can break down the strongest barriers

When you do an online search for South Africa’s Robben Island, one of the suggested words used is “escapes”. It is obviously a common research topic. Robben Island was...

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September 10, 2021

UAE lifts travel ban on vaccinated residents

The United Arab Emirates said today residents who had been fully vaccinated with a shot approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) could return as of 12 September from...

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September 10, 2021

Tunisia president may suspend constitution, his adviser says

Tunisian President Kais Saied plans to suspend the constitution and may amend the political system via a referendum, one of his advisers told Reuters yesterday in the first clear indication of...

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September 10, 2021

Loading restarts at libya oil terminals

Loading operations at the Libyan oil terminals of Al-Sidr and Ras Lanuf resumed today after a stoppage, National Oil Corporation (NOC) and two engineers at the ports said. Exports...

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September 10, 2021

Bahrain's Gulf Air launches direct flight to Israel

Bahrain’s national airline, Gulf Air, will for the first time launch direct flights to Israel’s Tel Aviv on 30 September, the carrier said in a Twitter post yesterday, Reuters reports. “We...

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September 10, 2021

Israel army, police raise alert level as manhunt continues

Israeli police yesterday raised their level of alert to the second-highest point possible as the search for the six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from Gilboa Prison continues, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported....

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September 10, 2021

Only elected authority decides future of foreign troops in Libya, gov’t says

Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State Khaled Al-Mishri said yesterday that only the elected authorities can decide how long foreign troops remain in the country. The media...

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