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June 22, 2021

Egypt backs Greece against attempt to breach its sovereignty, insists president

Egypt stands with Greece against any attempts to breach its sovereignty, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday. “The maritime demarcation agreement between Egypt and Greece is a role...

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June 22, 2021

‘Putting lipstick on a pig’: Why Washington is fawning over Israel’s new government

When former US President Barack Obama used an old cliché to denigrate his political opponent, the late US Senator John McCain, he triggered a political controversy lasting several days....

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June 22, 2021

Jordan: Unemployment rates jump to 25% in first quarter of 2021

The unemployment rate in Jordan has increased to 25 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared to 22.7 per cent at the end of 2020. During...

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June 21, 2021

Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence

Egyptian TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam will appeal a 10-year prison sentence handed down by a Cairo court that found her guilty of human trafficking, her lawyer said on Monday, Reuters reported....

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June 21, 2021

Israel’s administrative detention keeps father, daughter apart for decades

IsraeWhen his only daughter was born in April 1993, Jamal Taweel was in south Lebanon after he was exiled by Israeli forces for his membership in the Palestinian resistance...

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June 21, 2021

UN agencies call for renewal of NW Syria cross-border aid operation

Millions of people in northwestern Syria are “pressed up” against the border and remain in dire need of humanitarian aid to survive, heads of seven UN agencies said in...

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June 21, 2021

President-elect Raisi backs nuclear talks, rules out meeting Biden

President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday backed talks between Iran and six world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal but flatly rejected meeting US President Joe Biden, even if...

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June 21, 2021

Iran says deal ‘close’ in Vienna nuclear talks

Iran said Monday that an agreement is close with world powers on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal in Vienna, Anadolu Agency reported. Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Habibzadeh told reporters that the...

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June 21, 2021

Saudi agrees to restart Pakistan oil deal to curb Iran influence

Saudi Arabia has agreed to restart oil aid to Pakistan to ‘clear the air’, according to a report by Financial Times today. The deal, worth at least $1.5 billion annually, is...

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June 21, 2021

Global leaders urge Biden to stand up for the people of Palestine

Academics, politicians, activists, former UN officials and Nobel Laureates have united to sign an open letter calling on US President Joe Biden to bring an end to Israel’s institutionalised...

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