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December 24, 2021

Iran’s war games in Gulf were warning to Israel, say top Iranian commanders

War games conducted this week by Iran in the Gulf were intended to send a warning to Israel, the country’s top military commanders said on Friday, amid concerns over...

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December 24, 2021

Turkey, Qatar working out details of deal to run airport in Afghan capital: Sources

Turkey and Qatar are reportedly working out details of a long-rumoured deal to operate the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul, diplomatic sources told Anadolu Agency on Friday. After...

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December 24, 2021

University confirms politicians were lying about student protest against Israel envoy

I wrote in this column last month condemning the feigned national outrage among the political class and corporate media elite against students who had protested against the Israeli ambassador....

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December 24, 2021

Marzouki: The sentence issued against me is absurd, has no effect

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki described the four-year jail sentence handed to him as “a continuation of tampering”, and stressed that “it means nothing, because it was issued by illegal...

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December 24, 2021

Sisi: Private sector can invest as much as the state in Egypt economy

Egypt is ready to let the private sector participate in all projects to build the country, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Wednesday, in what many believe is a...

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December 24, 2021

Affixing Palestinian embroidery to the world stage

An official UN organisation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has finally added the art of Palestinian embroidery to its List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage...

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December 24, 2021

Calls for JNF UK chief to resign over incendiary Islamophobic remarks

British Labour MP Alex Sobel has called on Samuel Hayek, the chairman the Jewish National Fund (JNF UK), to resign or be removed from office for offensive anti-Muslim remarks....

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December 24, 2021

UN: Libya election delay must not undermine stability

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for Libya, Stephanie Williams, yesterday called on the concerned parties not to allow the current challenges in Libya’s electoral process to undermine the...

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December 24, 2021

7 dead after refugee boat capsizes in Greece waters

At least seven people died when a boat carrying migrants was shipwrecked off a Greek islet yesterday and another 90 were rescued, Greek authorities said today. Reuters reported Greece’s coastguard...

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December 24, 2021

Saudi Arabia completed $33.3bn borrowing plan in 2021

Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Centre (NDMC) said it has completed its 125 billion riyal ($33.3 billion) borrowing plan for 2021. Saudi Finance Minister and Chairman of the NDMC,...

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