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February 24, 2021

Iran begins reducing cooperation with IAEA inspectors

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced yesterday that Tehran has started to reduce cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors. Last December, the Iranian parliament passed...

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February 24, 2021

World Bank threatens to suspend covid vaccine funding to Lebanon

The World Bank threatened to suspend financing for Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccination drive in its second week after it emerged that some lawmakers would get their shots in parliament yesterday, Reuters reported....

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February 24, 2021

African governments are crushing opposition using Israeli spyware

As internet penetration and smartphone usage increases across Africa, digital spaces have become increasingly important for organising political uprisings and opposition movements. In response, several of the continent’s regimes...

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February 24, 2021

HRW says UAE-backed STC forces torture journalist in Yemen

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that Yemeni forces loyal to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the southern city of Aden have tortured...

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February 24, 2021

Israel urges Europe not to reenter Iran nuclear deal

Israel is exerting “intensive and vigorous efforts” to persuade France, Germany and Britain not to reinstate their nuclear deal with Iran, local Kan 11 reported yesterday. The channel’s correspondent...

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February 24, 2021

US: White House is reconsidering Trump’s recognition of Morocco sovereignty of Western Sahara

Washington is reconsidering former President Donald Trump’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, the chargé d’affaires at the US embassy in Spain has said. In an interview with...

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February 24, 2021

Will the US hold Saudi Arabia to account for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi?

The Biden administration in Washington is set to declassify an intelligence report which could be a vital step in the search for accountability over the murder of respected journalist...

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February 24, 2021

Israel: New Hope party rejects two-state solution

The leader of Israel’s New Hope party, Gideon Sa’ar, yesterday said that he opposed the US-brokered two-state solution. The Likud party recently said that Sa’ar and the New Right...

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February 24, 2021

Blackwater founder denies sending mercenaries to support Haftar in Libya

Blackwater founder and former CEO Eric Prince denied playing any role in sending mercenaries to support the forces of renegade General Khalifa Haftar in Libya. This came in response...

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February 24, 2021

A prisoner exchange will be on the terms set by the Palestinian resistance

The current Israeli government may be in dire need of a prisoner exchange deal which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can use to win over the army and the Israeli...

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