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December 18, 2020

Public Prosecutor requests maximum sentence for Loujain Al-Hathloul

Saudi Public Prosecutor on Wednesday demanded the maximum prison sentence possible for women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, in the latest development in her trial before the terrorism court. Al-Hathloul’s...

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December 18, 2020

Yemen ministers: Ignoring STC coup ‘unacceptable’ amid new govt formation

The foreign minister of the UN-recognised Yemeni government, Muhammad Al-Hadrami, has denounced the continued presence of UAE-backed separatist militia on the island of Socotra as “unacceptable” amid reports that...

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December 18, 2020

Jerusalem ‘has place for a Palestinian capital’, says Israel's DM

Alternate Prime Minister of Israel Benny Gantz says there is room for a Palestinian capital in a united Jerusalem...

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December 18, 2020

Qatar’s beIN sport renews English Premier League contract despite sole opposition

The bitter aftertaste from the failed Saudi bid to buy Newcastle United Football Club saw the club’s owner, British retail billionaire Mike Ashley, vote against a new $500m television...

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December 18, 2020

Saudi suffers fifth straight quarter of economic contraction

Saudi Arabia’s economic woes is set to continue with the Gulf kingdom recording its fifth straight quarter of contraction. The oil economy fell 8.2 per cent, according to Bloomberg, representing...

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December 18, 2020

US: Michigan prisons sued over ID photos of Muslim women without hijab

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation, has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) over allegedly forcing...

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December 18, 2020

Sickly bears leave Pakistan zoo for a sanctuary in Jordan

Sickly bears arrive at a sanctuary in Jordan after leaving Pakistan’s notorious Margahazar Zoo...

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December 18, 2020

Tunisia: president meets Portuguese minister

Tunisian President Kais Saied met Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva in Tunis yesterday and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation. Details of the meeting were posted on Twitter....

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December 18, 2020

Migrants in the Gulf are amongst the most oppressed, report finds

Migrant workers in the Gulf region have been found to be amongst the most oppressed, with abuses spiking during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the London-based Business & Human...

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December 18, 2020

Leaked 2021 draft budget sends Iraq into panic

Plans to devalue the dinar and cut salaries to cope with the economic crisis have created a rush to buy US dollars...

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