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March 12, 2021

Jewish American tycoons are financing far-right policies in the US and Israel

The biggest donors of Republican politicians who have been denounced for trying to overturn the US Constitution on the day of the storming of Congress building in January are...

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March 12, 2021

UN rights body calls on Egypt to end prosecution of activists

Western countries today called on Egypt to end the prosecution of activists, journalists and perceived political opponents under counter-terrorism laws and to unconditionally release them, Reuters reported. The United States, which...

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March 12, 2021

Israel, UAE announce $10bn investment fund

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced yesterday that it was setting up a $10 billion investment fund aimed at strategic sectors in Israel. The two countries normalised relations last...

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March 12, 2021

‘Ben Ali’s party is a threat to Tunisia; time to ban it,’ says ex-president Marzouki

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has called for the Free Destourian Party (FDP) to be banned. He insisted that the party of the late dictator Zine El Abidine Ben...

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March 12, 2021

Saudi Arabia sacks Hajj minister

Saudi Arabia’s minister of Hajj and Umrah has been removed from the post, the country’s state news agency reported today. According to orders issued by the Saudi king, Muhammad...

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March 12, 2021

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe a victim of torture, says UK-Iran charity

A British-Iranian woman held in the Islamic Republic since 2016 is a victim of torture and needs urgent treatment for her mental health, a medical report sent by a...

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March 12, 2021

Israel extends bans on PA governor entering Jerusalem

Israeli occupation authorities today issued the Palestinian Governor of occupied Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith an order banning any communication with President Mahmoud Abbas for seven days, while renewing the ban...

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March 12, 2021

Iran-backed groups will stop attacks on US targets if Iraq demands full withdrawal, report says

Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups have agreed to stop attacking US targets if Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Khadimi formally demands the full withdrawal of American forces, Middle East Eye (MEE) reports. The de-escalation agreement...

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March 12, 2021

Turkey, Russia, Qatar call for political resolution for Syria war

Turkey, Russia and Qatar are calling for a political solution to Syria’s ten-year conflict, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday according to Reuters. The three countries have launched a...

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March 12, 2021

Germany convicts ex-public employee of spying for Egypt

A court in Berlin has convicted a former employee of the German government’s press office of spying for a foreign intelligence agency, the German Press Agency has reported. The...

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