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April 7, 2021

UAE launches commercial operations of first Arab nuclear plant

The UAE’s first nuclear power plant has started its commercial operations, the gulf state’s officials announced yesterday. “The start of commercial operations at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is...

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April 7, 2021

Ex-Tunisia president calls for early presidential election

Former Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki, yesterday called for “early elections to help solve the political and economic crises” which are currently rocking the North African state. “Early presidential and...

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April 7, 2021

Iran: US statements on lifting of sanctions ‘promising’

Iran welcomed the “promising” statements made by US officials about the possibility of lifting the sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic ahead of its return to the 2015 nuclear...

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April 7, 2021

Greece aims to restore relations with Libya by reopening embassy

Greece’s embassy in Libya was reopened by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a visit to the North African country yesterday, aiming for a reset of relations soured by the...

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April 7, 2021

Palestinian mayor assaulted by Israel settlers while saving child

Israeli settlers attacked the Mayor of Sebastia, Mohammad Azem, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus as he tried to prevent them from beating and abducting a Palestinian...

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April 7, 2021

Lebanon’s Hezbollah may open representative office in Russia

Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement is reportedly considering opening a representative office in the Russian capital Moscow, according to a report published yesterday by Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. The development follows a...

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April 7, 2021

Arabs talk taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?

Audio chatroom app Clubhouse is on the rise in the Arab world, providing a rare platform for open debate on taboo subjects from so-called honour killings in Egypt to...

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April 7, 2021

Morocco to keep covid night curfew in place in Ramadan

Morocco will keep its nightly curfew in place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when people gather after breaking their fast at sunset, Reuters reported the government announcing today. The...

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April 7, 2021

Dubai to offer EXPO 2020 participants covid vaccine

Dubai will offer COVID-19 vaccines to all official representatives of countries participating in EXPO 2020, due to be held from October 2021 to March 2022, the state-run news agency WAM reported....

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April 7, 2021

Romania donates $180,000 to UNRWA during visit to Jordan

The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs announced a new contribution towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in support of...

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