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December 20, 2022

UK: MP apologises after telling human rights activist to ‘go back to Bahrain’

A British MP has apologised to the director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) after telling the human rights activist and torture survivor to “go back...

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December 20, 2022

Queen Mary University votes to disaffiliate from NUS after Dallali sacking

Students at Queen Mary University, London, have voted to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students (NUS) in response to Shaima Dallali being fired as president. Queen Mary Students’...

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December 20, 2022

Egypt: Suez Canal revenues to hit $8bn

The head of Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority has said that the canal’s revenues are expected to rise to $8 billion by the end of the fiscal year 2022/2023 next...

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December 20, 2022

Turkiye: first flight of ‘unmanned fighter jet’

Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Tech carried out its first test flight of the next-generation combat drone last week. Marketed as Turkiye’s first “unmanned fighter jet”, the Bayraktar Kizilelma (Golden...

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December 20, 2022

Palestinians to strike following prisoner’s death by 'medical negligence'

Palestinians across the occupied West Bank will stage a general strike to mark the death of Palestinian prisoner, Nasser Abu Hamid, who died in Israel jails as a result...

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December 20, 2022

Gantz threatens to use force against Iran for a new, better nuclear deal

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz called yesterday for taking advantage of the current unrest in Iran to put serious pressure on the government for a new and improved nuclear...

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December 20, 2022

Libya: Amnesty accuses pro-Haftar brigade of ‘war crimes’

Amnesty International has accused an armed group linked to General Khalifa Haftar in the east of Libya of committing “war crimes and other crimes under international law” against thousands...

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December 20, 2022

Jordan hosts Saudi-Iran summit in a bid to defuse regional tensions

Jordan is hosting a summit today that brings together France and the main players in the Middle East, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, the two regional rivals, in an...

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December 20, 2022

Iran hacking activists' social media accounts, report says

One activist who shared political content on an encrypted platform said when the security forces detained her they already knew the details of her posts even before she handed over her...

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December 20, 2022

Egypt approves law change to allow sale, lease of Suez Canal’s assets

The Egyptian Parliament yesterday approved a draft law amending some articles of Law 30 of 1975 on the Suez Canal Authority. The amendment aims at establishing a fund belonging...

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