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December 16, 2021

Women head Sudan’s protests calling for civilian rule

Hundreds of people continue protests in the Sudanese capital Khartoum for a third week in a row against a recent political deal between the prime minister and the military. Demonstrators call...

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December 16, 2021

Shin Bet arrests Palestinians accused of spying for Hamas

Two Palestinians have been indicted in Israel for serious security offences after being accused of spying for Hamas, the country’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, revealed today. The two...

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December 16, 2021

Libya elections unlikely to take place, official says

Libya’s planned 24 December election cannot take place amid continued arguments and fears for electoral integrity after major security incidents, a member of the elections commission today told Al Jazeera. Rival...

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December 16, 2021

12 migrants relocated from Cyprus under Pope pledge

A first group of migrants left Cyprus today as part of an initiative by Pope Francis to assist in their relocation, Reuters reported the government saying. Pope Francis visited Cyprus in early December....

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December 16, 2021

Israel: Palestinian prisoner enters 122nd day of hunger strike

Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash is now on the 122nd day of his hunger strike protest at being held in so-called administrative detention under which he is being held...

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December 16, 2021

Gaza is on the verge of an explosion

Without explanation or premise, I must stress that the situation in the Gaza Strip is no longer bearable; that our two million people there have lost the ability to...

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December 16, 2021

Arabic calligraphy added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

UNESCO has included Arabic calligraphy in its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list on Tuesday. The recognition followed a Saudi-led nomination which included 16 Arabic-speaking countries. The kingdom had declared the...

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December 16, 2021

Calls for Egypt YouTube to be detained for ‘defaming the state’

An Egyptian lawyer yesterday submitted a report to the Public Prosecutor accusing opposition YouTuber Abdullah Al-Sharif of “issuing fabricated videos and calls about the Egyptian state’s institutions and leaders aiming to...

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December 16, 2021

PA foreign ministry: Israeli government shows racist face to Palestinians daily

The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the occupation government displays its racist, colonial and violent face to the Palestinian people on a daily basis. Their...

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December 16, 2021

Hamas: Israel is not serious about prisoner swap deal

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas said yesterday that Israel is not serious about reaching a prisoner swap deal, Al-Aqsa TV reported. In an exclusive interview with the channel, senior Hamas...

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