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February 24, 2022

Tunisia’s Saied will bar foreign funding for civil society

Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, said on Thursday he will outlaw foreign funding for civil society organisations as he tries to remake the country’s politics after establishing one-man rule. Civil...

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February 24, 2022

Egypt’s population hits 103m people

Enforced Disappearances: a police-state tool for wiping out opponents in Egypt...

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February 24, 2022

Israel detains thousands in solitary confinement despite health risks, study finds

Thousands of detainees are forced into isolation for years, including minors, by the Israel Prison Service (IPS), according to the NGO Physicians for Human Rights. Figures published by the...

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February 24, 2022

Turkey implements 25% quota for foreigners in districts, reportedly targeting Syrians

The Turkish government is implementing a plan to restrict the foreign population in districts throughout the country to a maximum of 25 per cent, with Syrians reportedly being the...

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February 24, 2022

US to build Kuwait’s new defence ministry HQ worth $1bn

Kuwait’s new defence ministry headquarters is to be designed and constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers and other US-based contractors following the approval of a proposal by the Biden...

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February 24, 2022

$10m Google fund to support Palestinian graduates, tech entrepreneurs

Tech giant Google announced a new $10 million initiative that will support Palestinian graduates by funding tech-related degrees as well as app developers and tech entrepreneurs in Palestine over...

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February 24, 2022

Putin’s aggression would be impossible without the US creating a world safe for autocracy

I have been watching the Russia-Ukraine crises unfold while reading Ben Rhodes’ new book, “After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made”. It is riveting, essential reading...

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February 24, 2022

Calls for Yemen president to save 4 journalists on death row

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday called on Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to do everything he can to save four journalists sentenced to death by the...

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February 24, 2022

Turkey requests UAE to extradite mob boss, Sedat Peker, after Interpol arrest warrant

Turkey has, again, made a request to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to arrest and extradite the Turkish mobster, Sedat Peker, who last year made a series of scandalous...

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February 24, 2022

Saudi Arabia slams Germany’s arms embargo

Saudi Arabia, yesterday, criticised Germany’s arms embargo, describing the act as a “very wrong signal.” The Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal Bin Farhan, told dpa that the Kingdom was “in...

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