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  • April 21, 2021

    Iran appoints new deputy for Quds Force 

    Iran has appointed a new deputy commander of the Quds Force, one of the main branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The appointment of Brigadier General Mohammad...

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  • April 21, 2021

    Libya emerges as regional capital for Bitcoin mining

    Despite the cryptocurrency being banned by the Arab country's central bank 0.6% of global Bitcoin mining operations took place in the North African country between September 2019 to April...

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  • April 21, 2021

    300% rise in executions in Egypt

    MENA region accounts for 88% of executions worldwide in 2020...

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  • April 21, 2021

    Explosion rocks Israel missile factory during ‘testing’

    A powerful explosion struck a sensitive missile factory during a test in Ramle city, central Israel, yesterday, no casualties were reported, Haaretz said. Locals said they heard an explosion and saw...

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  • April 21, 2021

    Chemical weapons body strips Syria of its voting rights

    Syria was today stripped of its voting rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog by member states after its forces were found to have repeatedly used poison gas during...

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  • April 21, 2021

    Egypt reroutes rail routes after train derails

    Egyptian authorities on Monday rerouted trains travelling in the north of the country after a passenger train derailed, causing fatalities and injuries among civilians. State-owned newspaper Al-Ahram quoted an unnamed...

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  • April 21, 2021

    Israeli settler TikTok videos show their attacks on Palestinians

    UN warned that violent attacks against Palestinian civilians, including physical assaults and property demolitions carried out by Israeli settlers, have increased drastically in recent months...

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  • April 21, 2021

    Russia kills up to '200 militants' in Syria

    Russia’s Defence Ministry announced late on Monday that it had killed “up to 200 militants” in Syria during an airstrike on “terrorist facilities” northeast of Palmyra, Russia’s Interfax news agency...

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  • April 21, 2021

    Gaza poultry farmers incur huge losses during heatwave

    The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture in Gaza said on Tuesday that initial estimates indicate that poultry farmers in the besieged enclave have incurred losses of nearly $275,000 due to...

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  • April 21, 2021

    Iraq issues arrest warrants for 58 officials on corruption charges

    Iraq’s Commission on Public Integrity (CPI) on Monday announced the issuance of arrest warrants and summons against 58 current and former officials accused of corruption. The CPI said in a...

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