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  • December 21, 2021

    Qatar supports Rolls-Royce’s low-carbon nuclear business with $112m

    Rolls-Royce announced yesterday that Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund will support the British company’s new low-carbon nuclear power business in exchange for a ten per cent equity stake, Reuters reports. Rolls-Royce has...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Iran says further talks with Saudi depend on Riyadh’s ‘seriousness’

    Further talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia depend on the kingdom’s “seriousness”, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said. Earlier this year, direct talks began between Tehran and Riyadh in an effort to...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Strong winds and winter weather hit Gaza

    IMAGES: Three large wastewater treatment plants put into operation in Gaza...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Israel admits role in assassination of Qassem Soleimani

    Israel was involved in the assassination of Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, the former head of Israel’s military intelligence said yesterday. Soleimani, who was considered the mastermind...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Why are the Houthis negotiating for the Iranian ambassador’s departure from Sanaa?

    Hasan Irlu was appointed by Iran as its ambassador to the Houthi group in Yemen. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer is in the headlines because the Houthis have...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Iran’s envoy to Yemen Hasan Irlu dies of covid

    Iran’s Ambassador to Sanaa, Hasan Irlu, has died of COVID-19 after having been repatriated last week. Iran’s Foreign Ministry made the announcement on Twitter this morning of the “martyrdom” of Tehran’s ambassador to...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Why is Israel allowed to own Palestinian history?

    An investigative report in Haaretz — “Classified Docs Reveal Massacres of Palestinians in ’48 – and What Israeli Leaders Knew” — is a must-read. It should be read in...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Turkey, Qatar to operate 5 airports in Afghanistan

    Turkish and Qatari companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly operate five airports in Afghanistan, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced yesterday. “A delegation of experts will...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Administrative detainees boycott Israel courts

    Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails have decided to boycott Israeli courts from next month, Arab48 reported yesterday. The announcement was made during a press conference held in the head office...

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  • December 21, 2021

    Sudan army chief says he supports PM Hamdok

    The head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, yesterday said he supported the country’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, adding that the new cabinet appointments were made in...

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