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February 8, 2021

Libya: Head of interim government calls for support for new authority

The head of the interim government in Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, has called on all parties to support the new executive authority in order to end the conflict and...

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February 8, 2021

Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula

Laleh Khalili’s book Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula is a surprisingly seductive read. A cross between history, geopolitics and economics, with a...

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February 8, 2021

‘Palestinians thinking of liberation, should not only learn from South Africa’s past, but also its present’

Israel’s repression of its own Palestinian citizens, as well as Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, and even African refugees, has become ever more brutal, despite...
February 8, 2021

‘Second Beirut bomb’ removed from port by German firm

A German firm has removed numerous containers holding hazardous chemicals from the port of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, which are set to be shipped out of the country half a...

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February 8, 2021

Nothing has changed in US policy, so why is the PA building links with Biden?

On 6 December 2017, the then US President Donald Trump formally recognised the Palestinian city of Jerusalem as the capital of the occupation state of Israel: “Today, we finally...

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February 8, 2021

Iran warns it will respond to Israel provocations

Iran’s Ambassador and to the UN, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, has warned against “provocative” and “false” statements by Israel, stressing that the Islamic Republic will respond to “any threat or wrong...

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February 8, 2021

Gaza: Martyrs’ families hold hunger strike to protest salary cut

Families of Palestinian martyrs and wounded people in Gaza carried took part in a one-day hunger strike yesterday to protest against the Palestinian Authority’s decision to cut their salaries...

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February 8, 2021

Qatar signs deal to build hospital in Gaza

The Qatari Committee on Saturday signed a deal with the Palestinian government in Gaza to build a hospital in the city of Rafah in the south of the besieged...

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February 8, 2021

UAE sharply reduces its support for UNRWA

The United Arab Emirates sharply reduced its funding for the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in 2020, a spokesman revealed to AP. Spokesman of the international body, Sami Mshasha,...

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February 8, 2021

Israel’s economy not ready to deal with Iran cyberattacks

Commenting on Russian-Iranian cooperation on cybersecurity, founder and CEO of Israeli cyber consultation firm Konfidas Digital Ltd, Ram Levi, said Israel’s economy is not ready for Iranian cyberattacks, Rai Al-Youm reported...

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