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March 29, 2021

US urges 'unhindered' cross-border aid access to Syria

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for “unhindered” cross-border access to get humanitarian aid into Syria, calling it “more important than ever”, Anadolu Agency reported. Chairing a meeting...

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March 29, 2021

Yemen: State funeral for Saudi ‘martyr’ who fought alongside Houthis

A former Saudi Arabian soldier was given a state funeral in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday after being “martyred” fighting alongside the pro-Houthi armed forces in the province...

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March 29, 2021

Who can forget Bin Salman’s pride at launching his war on Yemen?

I cannot forget the sight of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman standing in the Ministry of Defence command room in Saudi Arabia on 25 March 2015 and, as...

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March 29, 2021

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi opens factory in Turkey

China’s leading technology company, Xiaomi, opened a factory in Istanbul on Monday alongside supply giant Salcomp. The firm announced its plan to open the factory with an investment of...

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March 29, 2021

Turkey has potential to sustain peace in Afghanistan, says ambassador

Turkey has great potential to step up the peace process in Afghanistan, the Afghan ambassador to Ankara has said. According to Anadolu, Ambassador Salahuddin Rabbani added that the upcoming...

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March 29, 2021

Egypt: Al-Azhar approves tougher penalties for FGM

The Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives, Hanafy El-Gebali, has said that the opinion of the famed Al-Azhar University had been sought about a draft law submitted by...

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March 29, 2021

Saudi Arabia has spent ‘at least’ $1.5bn on 'sportswashing'

Saudi Arabia has spent at least $1.5 billion on “sportswashing”, a new report by Grant Liberty is expected to say later this week. Details of the report by the...

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March 29, 2021

Sudan: political rivals sign declaration of principles

The chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan signed a declaration of principles on Sunday with the leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), Abdelaziz Al-Hilu. The...

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March 29, 2021

Dozens of bodies discovered in Benghazi following assassination

The authorities in the east of Libya have announced the tightening of security measures in Benghazi after the discovery of dozens of bullet-riddled bodies a few days after the...

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March 29, 2021

Algeria loses 500,000 jobs due to coronavirus

Algeria’s Ministry of the Interior has revealed that the country has lost 500,000 jobs as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. The total does not include the losses...

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