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January 7, 2021

Lebanese-Colombian extradited from West Africa to US

A Colombian man of Lebanese descent will be extradited to the US to face money laundering charges, a Cape Verde court ruled on Monday. Special envoy to Venezuela Alex...

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January 7, 2021

UK appoints new envoy to Yemen

The British government has appointed Richard Oppenheim as its new envoy to the Saudi-based, UN-recognised Yemeni government. Oppenheim currently serves as the deputy head of the UK’s Riyadh mission,...

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January 7, 2021

Former Twitter employee seeks to have spying charges dismissed

A former employee of the Twitter social media site, who is accused of spying for Saudi Arabia against its critics, is fighting for the charges against him to be...

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January 7, 2021

Assad is looking for legitimacy through the ballot box but a rump Syria awaits

The Middle East is going through a dangerous transitional phase, in which more than one arena may explode at any moment, from Syria to Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Iraq and...

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January 7, 2021

Egypt health ministry confirms availability of oxygen in all hospitals

The Egyptian Ministry of Health confirmed the availability of oxygen in sufficient quantities in all hospitals treating patients with coronavirus, stressing that the state spares no effort to preserve...

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January 7, 2021

Palestinian enters 38th year in Israel jails

Karim Younis, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, yesterday marked his 38th year in the occupation prisons, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said in a statement. Younis was born...

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January 7, 2021

Iraq president: Army cannot be built without restricting weapons to others

Iraqi President Barham Salih said yesterday that it is not possible to build a national army without restricting weapons which are in the hands of state agencies, Anadolu news agency reported....

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January 7, 2021

Iraq DM warns of ‘civil war’ is attacks on diplomatic missions do not stop

Iraqi Defence Minister Juma Inad yesterday warned that his country would be dragged into “civil war” if missile attacks on diplomatic missions did not stop. “Targeting the Green Zone...

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January 7, 2021

Ex-Iran president warns of plan for a destructive war in Middle East, Gulf

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday warned President Hassan Rouhani of what he called a “new destructive war” planned in the Middle East and the Gulf. “All developments,...

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January 7, 2021

Why did Hamas change its position on the Palestinian elections?

Ismail Haniyeh’s message to President Mahmoud Abbas included Hamas’s agreement to hold legislative, presidential and Palestinian National Council elections, respectively, within six months of the issuance of the election...

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