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January 21, 2021

At least 43 dead after shipwreck off Libya coast

At least 43 were killed on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast. The boat ran into trouble when its engine stopped because of poor...

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January 21, 2021

Russia will not allow Syria to be arena for Israel-Iran conflict, says Lavrov

Russia’s Foreign Minister insists that Moscow refuses to allow Syria to be used as an arena for confrontation between Israel and Iran, as tensions continue to escalate in the...

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January 21, 2021

Israel approves more settlement homes in occupied Jerusalem and West Bank

As new US President Joe Biden took office yesterday, the Israeli government approved the building of 2,572 new settlement units in occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank, an Israeli...

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January 21, 2021

Israel is an apartheid state, says B’Tselem; time to ditch the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism?

When B’Tselem described Israel as an apartheid state in a position paper last week, it did more than just dispel long held delusions about the Zionist state. In saying...

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January 21, 2021

Iraq: Twin suicide bombings hit central Baghdad

At least 28 people have been killed and scores wounded following a twin suicide bombing in Iraq’s capital Baghdad this morning. It is the first suicide bombing to hit...

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January 21, 2021

Israel ‘putting no pressure on Hamas to agree a prisoner swap’

A veteran Israeli journalist and defence analyst said on Wednesday that Israel has so far failed to put pressure on Hamas to agree on a prisoner swap deal, Arabi...

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January 21, 2021

Palestinians condemn Blinken’s remarks about US Embassy in Jerusalem

Palestinian leaders condemned new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday for his remarks reiterating Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the move of the US...

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January 21, 2021

Iraq, KRG form new committee to rearrange industry, trade relations

The federal government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced, on Wednesday, the formation of a new joint committee, the first in 17 years, to resolve outstanding...

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January 21, 2021

Saudi Arabia beats Russia in race for China oil supply

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, beat Russia, maintaining its ranking as China’s largest crude supplier in 2020, Chinese government data showed on Wednesday. Data from the General...

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January 21, 2021

Israeli forces demolish Al-Araqeeb village for 182nd time

Israeli occupation forces demolished Al-Araqeeb village in the Negev Desert on Tuesday for the 182nd time, Anadolu and other agencies have reported. Local sources said that the Israeli forces...

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