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February 9, 2021

Ex-Lebanon army chief summoned for questioning as blast probe resumes

A former Lebanese army chief was summoned for questioning in the investigation into the cause of the Beirut blast yesterday, the Associated Press (AP) reported. General Jean Kahwaji’s summons comes as...

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February 9, 2021

Algeria: army accuses local and foreign groups of destabilising country

An editorial in this month’s issue of Algeria’s Army Magazine has accused local and foreign groups, of trying to target and destabilise the country. The editorial doesn’t name any...

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February 9, 2021

Algeria to probe student’s allegations of torture in custody

Algeria will open an investigation into allegations security forces tortured a student while he was in custody, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. Walid Nekkiche, 25, claimed members of the security forces...

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February 9, 2021

Saudi probes claim Tunisia actress worked as a medic without a degree

Tunisian actress Samia El-Trabelsi revealed that she worked as an assistant to a famous plastic surgeon in Saudi Arabia for six years without a medical certificate, prompting the kingdom’s...

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February 9, 2021

US court rejects claim by Jewish heirs over sale of medieval artefacts

The US Supreme Court has turned down a claim filed by heirs of Jewish dealers who allege that their families were forced by the Nazis to sell the Guelph...

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February 9, 2021

African Union slams Israel violence against Palestinians

The African Union last weekend reaffirmed the continent’s support for the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation, and strongly condemned Israel’s violence against Palestinians, its construction of illegal settlements, and...

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February 9, 2021

Moscow is capitalising on the US retreat in Palestine-Israel

Israeli anxiety was palpable when it was reported that Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was not contacted by new US President Joe Biden for days after the latter’s inauguration....

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February 9, 2021

Israel begins international campaign to stop ICC probe

Israel has launched an international campaign to put pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to stop it investigating Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, Al-Watan Voice reported yesterday. Quoting...

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February 9, 2021

Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Arabia and the Indian Ocean Hajj

Michael Christopher Low’s book Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Arabia and the Indian Ocean Hajj is a fascinating account of the Hajj pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest city of Makkah (“Mecca”) during...

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February 9, 2021

Hamas: We are dedicated to success of coming elections

Hamas is dedicated to pushing for the success of the coming Palestinian elections, the movement’s Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh has said. “The Cairo talks are a culmination of...

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