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January 22, 2021

Egypt cabinet approves harsher FGM penalty of up to 20 years

Egypt’s cabinet has toughened a law banning female genital mutilation (FGM) by raising the maximum penalty to 20 years in prison, Reuters reported. Despite the 2008 ban, nearly 90...

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January 22, 2021

UK criticises Israel for new settlement approvals

The British Foreign Secretary has criticised Israel’s decision to construct thousands of new settler housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, warning that it puts a viable...

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January 22, 2021

Israel police prevent Palestinian workers from appearing in court to hide abuse

The Israeli police have refused to bring Palestinian workers who have been arrested while working without permission in Israel to court to hide police brutality against them, Haaretz newspaper...

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January 22, 2021

World Bank supports virus vaccination plan in Lebanon

The World Bank approved on Thursday the reallocation of $34 million to fund the procurement of Covid-19 vaccine for Lebanon, which is struggling to contain the number of coronavirus...

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January 22, 2021

Iraq: parliament refers corruption files to judiciary

The head of the Parliamentary Investigative Committee in Iraq revealed on Wednesday that it has referred 46 corruption files related to the electricity sector to the Court of Integrity,...

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January 22, 2021

Nearly 2m Israelis live below official poverty line

Almost two million Israeli citizens live below the official poverty line, the National Insurance Institute reported on Thursday. This represents 23 per cent of the total population. Around one-third...

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January 22, 2021

Abbas rival Dahlan ‘sends money to West Bank and Gaza ahead of elections’

A key rival of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is reported to be sending aid to marginalised areas in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem suburbs, and the Gaza...

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January 22, 2021

Israeli officials concerned over Biden’s stance on Iran and Palestine

Israeli officials expressed concern on Thursday over the apparent intention of US President Joe Biden to rejoin the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, as well as resolving the Israeli-Palestinian...

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January 22, 2021

Israeli interpretation on the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring

The Israeli political, security and research decision-making circles have recently shown great interest in the tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the Arab revolutions, warning against the waves of...

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January 22, 2021

The occupation’s crimes against prisoners in Israeli prisons

The occupation’s crimes are committed without any moral, religious, legal or human deterrents. It executes its crimes against prisoners who are unlawfully imprisoned in Israeli prisons through the actions...

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