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February 9, 2022

Hijab row escalates further in India

The Government of India’s southern state of Karnataka, on Tuesday, announced the closure of all high schools and colleges for the next three days as a row continues over...

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February 9, 2022

Tunisia authorities imposing large-scale imprisonment in secret detentions, HRW warns

The Tunisian authorities are conducting large-scale imprisonment of its citizens in secret detentions using the state of emergency laws, revealed Human Rights Watch (HRW) today. Although the use of...

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February 9, 2022

Saudi Arabia announces reforms to attract foreign investments

Saudi Arabia has launched 40 initiatives as part of its National Investment Strategy to attract more than $100 billion in foreign investments by 2030, an official announced yesterday. The...

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February 9, 2022

Cambridge: ‘anti-apartheid’ protest greets Israeli ambassador at university

Israel’s extreme right-wing ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, was met by student protestors at Cambridge University yesterday in a demonstration reminiscent of the anti-apartheid campaign against the white...

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February 9, 2022

Impossible to believe Tunisia’s claims on democracy, says US senator

Recent moves by Tunisian President Kais Saied to dissolve the country’s Supreme Judicial Council indicate how the state is plunging into tyranny, the Chairman of the US Senate Foreign...

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February 9, 2022

UAE: 50% of camel deaths and record number of turtles dying due to plastic consumption

Shocking statistics released by the Executive Council of Dubai on Monday have revealed that 50 per cent of camel deaths in the UAE are caused by consumption of plastic...

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February 9, 2022

Tunisia: UN urges Saied to restore Supreme Judicial Council

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned that the dissolution of Tunisia’s Supreme Judicial Council would seriously undermine the rule of law, the separation of powers...

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February 9, 2022

UK: Tabled amendment to controversial bill makes it hard for women escaping rape to secure refugee status

Peers in the UK have tabled an amendment to a clause in the controversial Nationality and Borders bill which could see women who are escaping rape, forced marriage, trafficking...

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February 9, 2022

Egyptians remember 20 Zamalek fans killed by police in 2015

Egyptians on social media are commemorating the anniversary of the death of 20 Zamalek SC football fans who died on 8 February 2015 after police fired teargas and shotgun...

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February 9, 2022

Lebanon: emigration increased by 346% last year

The number of Lebanese citizens who emigrated from the country in 2021 increased by 346 per cent compared with the previous year, a local consultancy company has found. According...

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