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April 12, 2022

US approach confirms the two-state demise

In March 2021, a leaked memo from the US addressed to Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, indicated that the Biden administration might take a different approach from that of...

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April 12, 2022

Erdogan congratulates new Pakistan PM, dropping ousted Imran Khan

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday called the newly-appointed Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, to congratulate him, causing outrage amongst many supporters of the ousted former Prime Minister, Imran...

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April 12, 2022

Indian film banned in Kuwait and Qatar over Islamophobic tropes

The Indian film Beast, due to be released tomorrow, has been banned in Kuwait and Qatar after government disapproval of the film’s reportedly stereotyped depiction of Muslims as terrorists...

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April 12, 2022

Lebanon disburses funds to temporarily avert bread crisis, Minister says

Lebanon’s government has agreed to disburse $15 million to temporarily resolve growing bread shortages in the country, Economy Minister, Amin Salam, told Reuters, while saying that the funds would...

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April 12, 2022

Saudi Arabia leads OPEC decision to drop IEA data as US ties fray

A decision driven by Saudi Arabia that OPEC+ should stop using oil data from the West’s energy watchdog reflected concern about US influence on the figures, sources close to...

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April 12, 2022

Israeli arms exports hit new record high of $11.3bn in 2021

Annual Israeli arms sales increased to a new record in 2021, according to Defence Ministry data released today. The Israeli ministry’s International Defence Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) observed a sharp...

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April 12, 2022

Israel: security officers threaten to kill father of Tel Aviv attacker

Despite — or because of — Israeli threats to assassinate him, the father of the Palestinian who killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv last week has become an icon...

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April 12, 2022

Saudi TV mocks Biden in comedy sketch

Comedy in the Middle East: MEMO in conversation with Reem Edan...

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April 12, 2022

New Istanbul exhibit traces relationship between press and art

A new exhibit bringing together a comprehensive selection of works tracing the relationship between the press and art will open on Wednesday at Istanbul’s Pera Museum, the organisers said,...

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April 12, 2022

Egypt’s Al-Azhar condemns Israel’s murder of Palestinian mother of 6

Al-Azhar, Egypt’s highest Islamic body, yesterday condemned Israel’s killing of a Palestinian mother of six. The body slammed what it described as the “brutality of the occupation soldiers and...

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