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February 22, 2020

Qatar accuses Saudi Arabia of hampering its access to Gulf meeting on coronavirus

Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of allowing a protracted dispute to hinder Gulf Arab coordination over the coronavirus outbreak by denying the Qatari health minister timely access to a...

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February 22, 2020

Bollywood's first gay romantic comedy banned in UAE

Homosexuality is illegal in the Emirates which is home to around 10 million people including nearly 4 million South Asian migrants...

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February 22, 2020

Aramco to win unconditional EU clearance for $69 bln SABIC deal

The world’s largest oil producer, Saudi Aramco, is set to gain unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion buy of a 70% stake in petrochemicals group Saudi Basic...

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February 21, 2020

UAE records 2 more coronavirus cases, total number reaches 11

The United Arab Emirates said on Friday it had registered two new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the virus in the Gulf Arab state to 11. The new cases in the UAE were detected in a 34-year-old...

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February 21, 2020

Lebanon confirms first case of coronavirus, 2 more suspected

Lebanon confirmed its first coronavirus case on Friday and said it was monitoring two other potential cases after a 45-year-old woman who returned from Iran tested positive, reported Reuters....

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February 21, 2020

US blacklists 5 Iranian officials for impeding 'fair' elections

The United States blacklisted five Iranian officials on Thursday, accusing them of preventing free and fair elections a day before a parliamentary vote that it branded a “sham”, according...

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February 21, 2020

Global financial watchdog places Iran on terrorism financing blacklist

The global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international anti-terrorism financing norms, a move that will deepen the country’s...

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February 21, 2020

Saudi claims it intercepted Yemen missiles ahead of G20 meeting

Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted several ballistic missiles fired by Yemeni Houthi forces towards Saudi cities on Friday ahead of a gathering of finance ministers and central bankers...

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February 21, 2020

The 'Axis of Resistance' is hypocritical, not 'anti-imperialist'

Since the first stages of European colonisation of the Middle East, as with other imperial powers elsewhere, there has been resistance in one form or another. This has been...

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February 21, 2020

What’s new about Israeli threats against Hamas?

Israel’s senior officials have been hurling threats at the Gaza Strip and Palestinian resistance groups for months now. Whether security-related or linked to political events and Israeli elections, the...

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