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February 28, 2021

Biden says Saudi announcement to come Monday; White House plays down new steps

President Joe Biden on Saturday said his administration would make an announcement on Saudi Arabia on Monday, following a US intelligence report that found Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

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February 28, 2021

Don’t bully Riyadh, Saudi columnists tell Biden administration

Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty is a red line, Saudi columnists said on Sunday, ramping up rhetoric in defence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after a US intelligence report implicated...

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February 28, 2021

Saudi-led coalition says it thwarted Houthi missile attack on Riyadh

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi group said on Saturday it had thwarted a ballistic missile attack by the Houthis on the Saudi capital Riyadh, and destroyed six armed...

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February 28, 2021

Vatican’s Iraq envoy tests positive for COVID but says Pope’s trip is on

The Vatican ambassador to Iraq, the point man for Pope Francis’ trip to the country next week, has tested positive for COVID-19 but the visit will go ahead, he...

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February 28, 2021

Israel team in Greece probing ship suspected of oil spill

Israel has sent investigators to Greece to inspect a ship suspected of causing an oil spill that has covered much of Israel’s shoreline with tar, the Environment Protection Ministry...

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February 28, 2021

Israel: Iran might be behind explosion on Israeli-owned ship

Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday his “initial assessment” was that Iran was responsible for an explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman, reported...

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February 28, 2021

Iran condemns US strikes in Syria, denies attacks in Iraq

Iran on Saturday condemned US air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria, and denied responsibility for rocket attacks on US targets in Iraq that prompted Friday’s strikes, reported Reuters....

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February 28, 2021

Palestine shuts West Bank schools to contain coronavirus variants

Schools in the occupied West Bank will shut down for 12 days in an effort to stop a sharp rise in coronavirus variant infections, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh...

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February 28, 2021

Lebanon: Protestors back church leader’s neutrality calls

Hundreds of Lebanese gathered at the seat of the Maronite church on Saturday to support calls by its leader for the country to be neutral in regional conflicts as...

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February 28, 2021

Tunisia’s main party holds street protest, escalating government row

Tunisia’s biggest political party rallied tens of thousands of supporters in the capital on Saturday in a show of strength that could fuel a dispute between the president and...

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