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June 23, 2021

UAE ‘forcibly disappearing’ Pakistani Shia

The UAE is facing sharp criticism over its inhumane practice of the enforced disappearance of members of a minority religious group in the latest of a series of reports...

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June 23, 2021

Gaza launches Journalism Square to honour media outlets

The Palestinian Media Forum launched ‘Sahafa Square’ (Journalism Square) in Gaza today in front of the destroyed Al-Jawhara Tower which housed media companies, in honour of journalists whose work...

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June 23, 2021

US seizes Iran and Shia affiliated websites

US authorities have seized 33 Iranian state-linked websites including Press TV saying they were hosted on US-owned domains in violation of sanctions against the Islamic Republic ...

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June 23, 2021

Qatar named safest country in the MENA

Qatar is the safest country in the Middle East according to the 2021Global Peace Index’s Societal Safety and Security measures. The Gulf state came in at 15th globally, but tops the regional...

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June 23, 2021

EU urges Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to discuss solutions to Nile dam crisis

The EU has urged Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to reach an agreement on the Grand Renaissance Dam crisis before Addis Ababa begins the second phase of filling the reservoir...

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June 23, 2021

Iran: US agreed to remove sanctions on oil, shipping

Iran said today that Washington had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping, and take some senior figures off a blacklist, at talks to revive Tehran’s...

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June 23, 2021

Dubai incurs $4.2bn in losses in 2020

The Investment Corporation of Dubai, the principal investment arm of the government of Dubai, incurred 15.5 billion dirhams ($4.2 billion) in losses in 2020, new data revealed yesterday. Statistics...

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June 23, 2021

Lebanon parliament speaker reiterates support for Saad Hariri as PM-designate

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has reiterated his support for Saad Hariri as Prime Minister-designate, saying Hariri enjoys the support of his sect, Lebanon’s Dar Al-Fatwa and members of...

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June 23, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Nepotism in Palestine: Officials’ Relatives are Guaranteed a job upon graduation

“Congratulations to all high school graduates! Especially the ‘backbones’, the chosen ones with guaranteed employment, while all other graduates sit and wait!” This bittersweet statement became a trend on...

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June 23, 2021

Egypt brings new charges against political activist: ‘I didn’t shut up as they were expecting’

A court in Egypt has brought a new case against outspoken Egyptian political asylee Aly Hussin Mahdy, over false news charges. Aly was sentenced yesterday, in absentia, to four...

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