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January 28, 2021

Canada lawmakers vote to grant Saudi blogger Badawi citizenship

Canada’s House of Commons have unanimously voted in favour of granting citizenship to the dissident Saudi blogger Raif Badawi who has been imprisoned in the kingdom for nine years. The motion...

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January 28, 2021

Sudan ‘ready to cooperate’ with us, says Israeli minister

Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen has said that Sudanese officials are ready to cooperate with Israel in all fields, local media reported yesterday. Cohen visited Sudan on Monday. According...

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January 28, 2021

Hamas condemns Israel leader’s remarks about plans to target civilians

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qasem condemned Israeli army Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi’s remarks that his army could attack civilian targets and residential areas in any future confrontation in Gaza...

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January 28, 2021

UN: Iran bodies supplying weapons to Yemen’s Houthis

Independent UN sanctions observers on Tuesday accused Iranian entities and individuals of supplying weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, Reuters reported. The observers tasked with monitoring the implementation of sanctions on...

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January 28, 2021

Report reveals UAE persecution of rights activist Ahmed Mansoor

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch yesterday revealed new details concerning the UAE’s persecution and inhumane treatment of detained human rights activist, Ahmed Mansoor. In...

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January 28, 2021

Iraq’s Sadr: Pressure is being exerted on Sunni provinces for electoral gains

Some “parties” in Iraq have been exerting “pressure” on Sunni provinces under the pretext of fighting terrorism for “electoral gains”, Shia Iraqi leader Muqtada Al-Sadr said. “Some political parties...

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January 28, 2021

Iran envoy at UN says Islamic Republic won’t hesitate to defend itself

Iran’s Ambassador to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic will not hesitate to defend itself against any attack and will respond forcefully to...

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January 28, 2021

Amnesty launches campaign to release detained activists in Egypt

Amnesty International yesterday launched an online campaign to demand the immediate release of activists and human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily arrested in Egypt. The campaign marks the...

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January 28, 2021

Israel: IDF chief of staff criticised for challenging US over Iran

The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Aviv Kochavi, has been criticised for challenging the US administration over rejoining the Iran nuclear deal known as the...

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January 28, 2021

Biden suspends arms deals to Saudi Arabia, UAE

The US administration of President Joe Biden has temporarily suspended the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in a significant move against the two...

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