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January 14, 2021

Oman Sultan’s oldest son named as crown prince

The Sultan of Oman, Haitham Bin Tariq, has appointed his oldest son, Dhi Yazan Bin Haitham, as crown prince, the country’s first following a constitutional shakeup on Monday. Prior to becoming...

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January 14, 2021

Algeria: 4 receive jail time for insulting the president

Four Algerians were sentenced to six months in prison yesterday for insulting the president and spreading false news, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. Yasser Kadiri, Said Zegar, and Khelil Kheyi, were...

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January 14, 2021

UNRWA: Hope for improved relations with US under Biden

UNRWA announced that it hopes the US will end its boycott of the international aid group when President-elect Joe Biden comes into power...

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January 14, 2021

Israeli politics is full of military connections

There is an unprecedented increase in the number of political parties in Israel in the run up to the next General Election in March. This will be the fourth...

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January 14, 2021

Tunisia's road to democracy

The Tunisian uprising spread like wildfire and millions in neighbouring Arab countries revolted against their long-time dictators, giving birth to what became known as the Arab Spring...

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January 14, 2021

One year since US-Egypt citizen Moustafa Kassem died in Egyptian prison

Today marks one year since Egyptian-American citizen Moustafa Kassem died in an Egyptian prison after embarking on a hunger strike over his unjust detention. Kassem was 54 and working...

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January 14, 2021

Can the Arab Spring really be an Israeli conspiracy?

Ever since the launch of the Tunisian revolution ten years ago, some have accused the Arab popular revolutions of being an “Israeli or American conspiracy”. The intention has been...

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January 14, 2021

Sharp decline in Lebanon human rights, says HRW

Human rights in Lebanon have seen the most drastic deterioration in decades, according to the Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) World Report 2021. The country’s poverty rate doubled in 2020 as...

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January 14, 2021

Egypt’s private sector is squeezed by the army’s hold over the economy

The Egyptian Minister of Finance, Dr Mohamed Maait, has confirmed that the country is set to witness a greater role for the private sector in economic development, as it...

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January 14, 2021

Israel MK threatens to destroy Iran nuclear program if US returns to deal

An Israeli minister in the ruling Likud party has warned that if the United States is to return to the Iran nuclear deal under the new administration of President-elect...

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