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January 16, 2022

Suez Canal expansion due to finish in July 2023 – SCA chairman

A project to expand parts of the Suez Canal is expected to be completed after two years of work in July 2023, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority...

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January 16, 2022

Jordan soldier killed, 3 injured in shootout on Syria border

A Jordanian army officer has been killed and three others were injured today during a shootout with drug smugglers as they tried to enter the country from the Syrian...

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January 16, 2022

Iran reports its first three deaths from Omicron coronavirus variant

Iran’s health ministry reported the country’s first three deaths from the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday, reported Reuters. “The number of patients with Omicron in the country...

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January 16, 2022

Iran’s supreme leader shares animated video of drone strike targeting Trump

The website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei showed an animated video of drone strike killing the former US President Donald Trump. A robot can be seen calling in a drone strike to assassinate the former US...

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January 16, 2022

Turkish finance minister hopes for single-digit inflation by mid-2023

Turkey’s annual inflation rate will be in single digits by the time presidential and parliamentary elections set for mid-2023 are held, Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said on Saturday, reported...

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January 16, 2022

Israeli finance minister tests positive for coronavirus

Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Saturday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would self-isolate but continue working from home, reported Reuters. “I feel good and...

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January 16, 2022

UAE investigating potential collision during an Emirates take-off at Dubai airport

The United Arab Emirates’ civil aviation regulator has opened an investigation into an aborted take-off by an Emirates airline passenger jet this month at Dubai airport, the carrier said...

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January 16, 2022

China confirms opposition to US sanctions on Iran

China reaffirmed its opposition to unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran at a meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Iranian counterpart, while backing efforts to...

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January 16, 2022

New US Horn of Africa envoy to visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia

The new US envoy to the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield, and Assistant Secretary Molly Phee will visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia next week, the State Department said...

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January 16, 2022

Tunisia Interior Ministry: Security forces disperse protesters for violating demonstrations ban

The Tunisian Ministry of Interior revealed that it used water to disperse protesters trying to reach Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the capital’s centre for “violating” a government decision banning...

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