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March 16, 2022

UK looking to pay $522m Iran debt

Britain is looking at ways to pay a historic £400 million ($522 million) debt to Iran, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said today, adding that she would not say if...

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March 16, 2022

British-Iranian aid worker to return to UK today

British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been handed over to a British team at Tehran’s International Imam Khomeini Airport and she is leaving Iran today, Reuters reported Iranian state media saying....

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March 16, 2022

Yemen: Houthis may reject GCC dialogue invitation

A Houthi official in Yemen has responded to media reports which claim that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may invite the group for dialogue in Saudi Arabia. The move...

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March 16, 2022

Russia drafting thousands from Syria to fight in Ukraine

Russia has prepared lists of more than 40,000 fighters affiliated with the Syrian regime and groups loyal to it, to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine, the Syrian...

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March 16, 2022

Britain gives $19m to UN family planning program in Iraq

The United Kingdom is investing $19 million in the multi-year United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) programme on family planning in Iraq, the UN agency announced yesterday. The statement said the new...

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March 16, 2022

Algeria bans food exports amid fears of global shortages

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March 16, 2022

Tunisia: Central Bank warns of Ukraine impact on inflation

The Central Bank of Tunisia warned on Tuesday of the possible impact of the Ukrainian war on inflation levels in the North African country. “The bank is monitoring the...

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March 16, 2022

Russia uses Iranian presence in Golan Heights to warn Israel about Ukraine support

Russia has been using the presence of Iranian-backed militia in southern Syria, most notably near the occupied Golan Heights, to put pressure on Israel over support for Western opposition...

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March 16, 2022

UN envoy: Yemen has become ‘chronic emergency’

After more than seven years of war, Yemen is becoming a “chronic emergency” and “there are grave risks in chronic emergencies, namely inertia and fatigue,” a senior UN official said yesterday. Speaking to the...

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March 16, 2022

EU representative says expulsion of Palestinians breaches Israel’s legal obligations

EU Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff warned on Tuesday that the expulsion of Palestinian families in the Hebron Hills would be a breach of Israel’s obligations under international law....

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