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July 28, 2021

Egypt’s Hedaya Malak wins country’s first Tokyo Olympics medal

Egypt’s Hedaya Malak has won her country’s first medal at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, in the women’s 67kg taekwondo event, earning a bronze after defeating Paige McPherson...

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July 28, 2021

MEMO in conversation with: Sangar Paykhar

Join us for a live conversation with journalist and commentator Sangar Paykhar as we discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan. Paykhar was born in Kabul 1982. During the Afghan...
July 28, 2021

Ex-Qatar PM says phone was ‘monitored’ for years

The former prime minister of Qatar, Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, said he knows that “his phone has been monitored for years”. In the wake of the Pegasus spyware...

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July 28, 2021

Morocco Olympic boxer disqualified after attempting to bite opponent’s ear

Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla was disqualified from the Olympics yesterday after he attempted to bite his opponent’s ear. The Boxing Task Force, which is in charge of running the Tokyo competition,...

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July 28, 2021

US-sanctioned militia leader killed in Libya

Libyan militia leader, Al-Kani, accused of major human rights violations and sanctioned by the United States, was shot dead in Libya’s eastern Benghazi province yesterday, AP reported officials saying. According...

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July 28, 2021

Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan agree to boost cooperation

Turkish, Azerbaijani and Pakistani parliament speakers accepted the Baku Declaration in a ceremony held at the Azerbaijani Parliament yesterday, Anadolu reports. Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop and his Pakistani and Azerbaijani...

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July 28, 2021

6 exiled US Iranians visit Israel to show solidarity

A delegation of six Iranians living in the US visited Israel last week to show solidarity and support for the occupation state, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reported. Members...

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July 28, 2021

Turkey rejects EU statements on reopening of Cyprus coast of Maras

Maras was abandoned after a 1984 UN Security Council resolution stipulating that only its original inhabitants could settle in the town....

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July 28, 2021

IOM: Algeria deports more than 1,200 migrants to Niger

Algeria has deported more than 1,200 West African migrants, including Nigerians, to Niger since the reopening of land borders between the two countries on 14 July, the International Organisation...

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July 28, 2021

Apartment block collapses in Cairo’s Warraq district killing one

Another apartment block has collapsed in Egypt after a demolition order was ignored, killing one person and injuring others. The six-storey building was in the Warraq district of the...

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