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February 7, 2021

Bahrain says it foiled 'terrorist plots' to bomb two bank ATMs

Bahrain security services foiled “terrorist plots” to bomb two ATMs belonging to a national bank, Reuters reported the interior ministry as saying on Saturday. The bombs had been placed...

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February 7, 2021

British academics reject UK government's 'working definition of antisemitism'

The following is the full text of a letter published and co-signed by over five dozen British academics, rejecting the UK government’s adoption of the IHRA’s ‘working definition of...

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February 7, 2021

Activists in Beirut protest killing of Hezbollah critic Luqman Salim

Luqman Salim was a vocal critic of Hezbollah and its attempts to monopolise Lebanese politics...

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February 7, 2021

Iran top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal

Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance...

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February 7, 2021

US to drop Houthi terrorist designation due to Yemen crisis

The United States intends to revoke the Houthi movement’s terrorist designation in response to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, reversing one of the Trump administration’s most criticised last-minute decisions, reports Reuters....

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February 7, 2021

Police block off Tunis city centre against planned protest

Police locked down a large area of central Tunis on Saturday, blocking roads to prevent a major protest backed by the country’s powerful labour union, prompting angry criticism from...

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February 6, 2021

Discover Mar Saba Monastery, Palestine

The Mar Saba Monastery, set half-way between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, is the oldest monastery in the Holy Land and one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in...

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February 6, 2021

'ICC has territorial jurisdiction over Palestinian territories'

The International Criminal Court (ICC) decided on Friday that it has jurisdiction over crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, Anadolu Agency reports. “Today, Pre-Trial Chamber I of ICC decided,...

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February 6, 2021

Turkey rescues 84 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea

The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 84 asylum seekers in the Aegean Sea, Anadolu Agency reports. Sixty-five asylum seekers were trying to reach Greece’s Lesbos Island by motorboat but had...

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February 6, 2021

Turkey reunites Syrian conjoined twins with mother after 101 days

A mother of conjoined twins reunited with her babies after 101 days, thanks to efforts by the Turkish government that brought her to the capital Ankara from northern Syria,...

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