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April 11, 2022

Iraq’s Kurdistan to build 4 dams

The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese company, Power China, to build four new dams without...

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April 11, 2022

5 years on, victims of gas attack in Syria are still waiting for the regime to be punished

Abdul-Hamid Al-Youssef recounts how he lost 25 members of his family, including his wife and twins when their town in Syria was attacked with poisonous gas in 2017, an attack that a UN-backed investigation...

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April 11, 2022

Egypt raises civil servants’ minimum wage amid currency devaluation

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly yesterday raised the minimum wage for all state employees by $16 amid a major local currency devaluation. Local media reported that Madbouly’s decision included...

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April 11, 2022

EU slams Israel’s killing of Palestinian woman in Bethlehem

The European Union yesterday expressed its shock after Israeli occupation forces shot dead a Palestinian woman near the occupied city of Bethlehem. The EU said in a statement that...

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April 10, 2022

Saudi Arabia to allow 1m Hajj pilgrims as COVID restrictions are eased

Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that it will permit up to 1 million people to perform the annual Hajj this year, amid the lifting of two years of COVID restrictions,...

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April 10, 2022

Syria’s air defences confront ‘Israeli aggression’, state media report

Syrian air defences confronted an “Israeli air aggression” on Saturday in the country’s central region, Syrian state media reported, Reuters reported. “At 6:45 pm today, the Israeli enemy launched...

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April 10, 2022

Kuwait vows support to cash-strapped Lebanon

Kuwait has vowed support to cash-strapped Lebanon, the Lebanese government said on Sunday, reported Anadolu Agency. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati received a phone call from Kuwaiti Foreign Minister...

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April 10, 2022

Saudi has $17m outstanding debt to US for air refuelling in Yemen war

The Saudi-led coalition in the ongoing war in Yemen has an outstanding payment to the US for the sum of $17 million. The debt remains unpaid more than three...

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April 10, 2022

Palestinian woman dies from Israeli fire in Bethlehem

A Palestinian woman was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health, Anadolu Agency reported. A ministry statement...

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April 10, 2022

Yemen’s new Presidential Council promises to bring peace

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has dismissed Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and delegated his full powers to the newly formed eight-member Presidential Council to govern the country through...

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