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January 5, 2023

Jewish rabbi slams Israel finance minister for cut soda tax

Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi and Sephardic halachic authority Ben-Zion Mutzafi yesterday slammed the new Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s plan to reduce the tax on sugary drinks and disposable plastic utensils....

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January 5, 2023

Israel: Deri ministerial roles ‘exceed boundaries of reasonableness,’ says attorney general

Giving convicted Shas party leader Aryeh Deri ministerial roles “exceeds in the extreme the boundaries of reasonableness,” Israel’s attorney general told the High Court of Justice on Wednesday. “The...

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January 5, 2023

Tunisia: president accuses parties of seeking to thwart election

Tunisian President Kais Saied has accused opposition parties of distributing huge amounts of money to citizens “with the aim of thwarting the second round of the parliamentary election, exacerbating...

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January 5, 2023

The Middle East and its move away from oil and gas

In 2022, the biggest energy issue in the Middle East was Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil cut as the world economy entered into a period of...

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January 5, 2023

365 Egypt companies smuggle funds via offshore accounts, businessman says

A US based Egyptian economist and businessman, Mahmoud Wahba, has said some 365 Egyptian companies help smuggle money out of the North African state using secret offshore accounts. In...

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January 5, 2023

Jordan MPs calls for expelling Israel envoy

In response to Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir’s desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, Jordanian MPs yesterday called for expelling the Israeli ambassador to Amman. “Provocative practices,...

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January 5, 2023

Lebanon detains ex-Hezbollah soldier working for Israel

Lebanon has detained a former Hezbollah soldier who was passing information to the Israeli external intelligence agency Mossad, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported yesterday. Female Mossad agent ‘Charlotte from Belgium’ approached...

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January 5, 2023

Is Tunisia chasing its people away?

Many people in Tunisia are looking for an opportunity to leave the country. Some opt for the dramatic but illegal way using unseaworthy boats that may or may not...

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January 5, 2023

Hamas condemns settler attack on Christian cemetery in Jerusalem

Hamas yesterday strongly condemned an attack carried out by Israeli Jewish settlers on a Protestant cemetery in occupied Jerusalem, a statement said. Hamas said that the storming of the...

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January 5, 2023

Will Erdogan hand the refugees back to the Syrian regime?

Last week, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar met with his Russian and Syrian counterparts, Sergei Shoigu and Ali Mahmoud Abbas respectively, in Moscow, in what was the first official...

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