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December 21, 2020

Thousands of protesters block traffic in Iraq’s Basra over delayed salaries

Thousands of protesters yesterday blocked several main roads leading to oil installations and bridges in oil-rich Basra in southern Iraq demanding the government to pay their delayed salaries. Eyewitnesses...

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December 21, 2020

EU welcomes formation of new Yemen government

The European Union yesterday welcomed the formation of a new government in Yemen, describing it as a “positive step towards a comprehensive political solution for the country”. A spokesperson...

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December 21, 2020

Rockets fired at US embassy land inside Baghdad's Green Zone, damaging compound

The US Embassy condemned the attack and urged all Iraqi political and governmental leaders to take steps to prevent such attacks and to hold accountable those responsible...

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December 21, 2020

Qatar, Oman to receive Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week

Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health granted emergency use authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and is due to receive the first shipment on Monday, state...

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December 20, 2020

COVID-19 kills 5 in Oman, sickens 143 in Qatar

The coronavirus pandemic claimed five more lives in Oman and sickened 143 in Qatar on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Omani Health Ministry said 684 people were infected with COVID-19 over...

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December 20, 2020

Morocco says ready to open borders with Algeria

Morocco has said it is ready to permanently open its border with neighboring Algeria, Anadolu Agency reports. Morocco is “ready to solve the issue of closed border when the Algerians...

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December 20, 2020

PFB concludes ‘Palestine is my cause’ event

Hundreds of attendees interacted electronically with a family competition on the Palestinian issue presented by Adnan Hmidan with a variety of questions about the memory of the Balfour Declaration...

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December 20, 2020

Top Israeli rabbi prays for safety of UAE ruling family

Israel’s top Jewish rabbi inaugurated a Jewish nursery school in Dubai on Sunday and made a special Jewish ritual for the safety of the ruling family in the United...

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December 20, 2020

Lebanon police clash with students protesting tuition fee hike

Tear gas was used to disperse the students, who were attempting to approach the main gate of the American University of Beirut (AUB)...

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December 20, 2020

Hamas slams UAE over pro-Israel statements

Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting Israeli occupation in violation of Palestinians’ rights, Anadolu Agency reports. “Statements made during visits by some Emirati officials...

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