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March 5, 2021

Oman implements stricter penalties for human trafficking

Oman has introduced stricter laws to protect unemployed foreigners and expatriates from being exploited by their employers, in efforts to crack down on human trafficking and worker exploitation. The...

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March 5, 2021

UAE envoy says Israel ‘feels a lot like Dubai’

The first UAE ambassador to Israel completed his preliminary visit of the country today after meeting with the top leadership and searching for suitable locations for the embassy and...

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March 5, 2021

Saudi Arabia expresses concern over ‘Iranian missiles’ in Iraq

The Saudi Chief of Staff, General Fayyadh Bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili, has visited Iraq for the first time and expressed his concerns about “Iranian missiles” hidden deep in the Iraqi...

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March 5, 2021

Pope arrives in Iraq, calls for end to religious strife, violence

Pope Francis, making the first trip by a pontiff to Iraq, made an impassioned call today for an end to the militant violence, fratricide and religious strife...

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March 5, 2021

US civil society groups call on Biden to impose sanctions on Saudi crown prince

More than 40 US civil society groups have called on President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over his role in the...

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March 5, 2021

Niger seizes $37m in cannabis destined for Libya

Niger police have seized a record 17 tonnes of cannabis resin worth around $37 million in a shipment originating in Lebanon and bound for Libya, Reuters reported the spokesman for the...

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March 5, 2021

Court orders South Africa chief judge to apologise for pro-Israel comments

South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was yesterday ordered to apologise after being found guilty of violating the country’s judicial code of conduct for pro-Israel comments he made in...

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March 5, 2021

US’ refusal to punish Saudi’s MBS puts our lives in grave danger, warn Saudi dissidents

The Biden administration’s refusal to punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has put the lives of critics in grave danger, exiled dissidents...

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March 5, 2021

Russia building new permanent military base in Syria

Russian forces have started to build a permanent military base in the eastern suburban area of Homs, the independent Syrian news website Zaman Al-Wasl reported. The new base, which will be...

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March 5, 2021

Israel to vaccinate Palestinians aged over 16 with its surplus doses, report says

Israel plans to vaccinate Palestinians aged 16 and over once using surplus doses after it completes its campaign to inoculate its own citizens, reported the Jerusalem Post. Israel’s Health Ministry...

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