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December 15, 2020

COVID-19 deaths on rise in Arab countries

Jordan and Algeria announced more coronavirus fatalities early today as they continued efforts to contain the disease, Anadolu Agency reports. Jordan’s Health Ministry said 42 people died in the...

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December 15, 2020

Iran: US move against Turkey shows addiction to sanctions

The latest US move against Turkey is yet another display of its “addiction to sanctions and contempt for international law,” Iran’s foreign minister said today, Anadolu Agency reports. “We...

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December 15, 2020

Sudan's PM calls military involvement in private sector 'unacceptable'

The involvement of Sudan’s military in the private sector is “unacceptable,” and such enterprises should be turned into public companies, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said yesterday, Reuters reports. “All the...

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December 15, 2020

Italy PM: Trial for Regeni murder will reach 'shocking' truth

A trial over the disappearance and murder of student Giulio Regeni in Cairo in 2016 is “an instrument to reach the truth, which is expected to be shocking,” the...

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December 14, 2020

Israel begins second-phase trial of potential COVID-19 vaccine

Israel said on Monday it was beginning a second-phase trial with 1,000 people for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate which, if successful, could be ready for the general public by...

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December 14, 2020

Turkey: French-origin terror suspect nabbed at border

Turkish border guards on Monday took into custody a suspected French-origin terrorist trying to cross into the country from its southern border with Syria, officials said. The suspect, sought with a red notice...

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December 14, 2020

Lebanon's Aoun, Hariri trade blame over new government

Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri traded blame on Monday over a delay in the formation of a new government, casting further doubt on whether the...

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December 14, 2020

Iran's Rouhani defends execution of dissident journalist

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defended on Monday the execution of a prominent dissident journalist based in France and captured by Iran last year, saying the death sentence passed on...

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December 14, 2020

Sudan says US has committed to providing wheat over four years, financial aid

Sudan’s acting finance minister said on Monday that the United States had committed to providing support for wheat and other commodities over four years as well as for debt...

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December 14, 2020

Egypt fights sexual harassment on the train with commuter campaign

Sexual harassment is so common on Egypt’s railways that many women avoid travelling by train, but a new initiative aims to make female passengers feel safer and embolden victims...

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