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December 7, 2022

Israel to finalise deportation of French-Palestinian lawyer

An Israeli court has extended the administrative detention of French-Palestinian human rights defender and lawyer Salah Hamouri, pending a further hearing about his proposed deportation to France. He is...

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December 7, 2022

Saudi promotes judge who ‘covered up’ Khashoggi murder

The new head of Saudi Arabis’s counter terrorism court is Judge Awadh Al-Ahmari. He is alleged to have helped cover up the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and is...

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December 7, 2022

Footballer Eto’o apologises after kneeing ‘provocative’ Algeria YouTuber in the head

Former Cameroon and Barcelona football star Samuel Eto’o issued an apology yesterday after he was filmed kneeing an Algerian YouTuber in the face, after being approached by the social...

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December 7, 2022

Lieberman calls for Al Jazeera licence to work in Israel to be cancelled

Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman called on Tuesday for the press credentials and operational licence of Al Jazeera Network to be cancelled so that it cannot work in the...

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December 7, 2022

Libya: staff salaries account for 47 per cent of budget expenditure

The Ministry of Finance in Libya’s Government of National Unity has revealed that staff salaries accounted for about 41.9 billion dinars, or 47 per cent of the budget spending,...

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December 7, 2022

Al Saqi books closes its doors after four decades, citing rising costs and Brexit

Al Saqi Books in London is closing after 44 years after a rise in the price of Arabic language books and the economic effects of Brexit have made it...

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December 7, 2022

Iran sentences five protesters to death for killing paramilitary

Five people have been sentenced to death in Iran for the killing of a member of the Basij paramilitary force during nationwide protests, the judiciary announced on Tuesday. Spokesman...

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December 7, 2022

Civil groups file legal action to impose sanctions on ‘corrupt’ Lebanon politicians, bankers

The Depositors Union of Lebanon and Accountability Now have submitted a legal petition to the Council of the European Union, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the US...

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December 7, 2022

Israel: Netanyahu needs one more party for coalition

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu was still one partner short of a coalition to secure a parliamentary majority on Wednesday after an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party signed up, with the...

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December 7, 2022

Egypt pound hits record low amid calls to fully liberalise exchange rate

The Egyptian pound yesterday recorded a new record low against the US dollar after the government’s efforts failed to stabilise the exchange rate against foreign currencies and gold and...

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