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December 9, 2021

US lawmakers drop sanctions on Khashoggi killers in new $768bn defence budget

US lawmakers have abruptly dropped the proposal in this year’s $768 billion defence authorisation bill to ban the sale of weapons to the Saudi government unit whose members killed journalist...

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December 9, 2021

Jordan MPs walk out of session on Israel electricity-for-water deal

Jordanian MPs walked out of Parliament yesterday in protest against the signing of a water and energy deal with the occupation state of Israel. Jordanian MP Saleh Al-Armouti called...

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December 9, 2021

Saudi’s MBS on first visit to Qatar since 2017 blockade

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in Doha yesterday for the first time since Riyadh and several Arab allies imposed an embargo on Qatar in mid-2017. The de-facto ruler,...

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December 9, 2021

Dozens of camels banned from Saudi beauty pageant over Botox use

Dozens of camels have been disqualified from a beauty contest in Saudi Arabia after Botox injections and other artificial touch-ups were used to enhance their looks, according to the Saudi...

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December 9, 2021

US forces, SDF hold joint military drill in eastern Syria

Members of the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (Daesh) and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) yesterday held a joint military exercise in the countryside of Syria’s...

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December 9, 2021

There is no evidence Iran has weaponised nuclear program, says CIA chief

The US does not have any evidence that Iran has made a decision to weaponise its nuclear programme, head of the CIA William Burns told the Wall Street Journal’s annual CEO...

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December 9, 2021

Jordan bans screening of film deemed offensive to Palestinian prisoners

Jordan yesterday banned the screening of a film which producers hoped would be the country’s entry to the Oscars. The move came after widespread criticism of ‘Amira’, which the Palestinian Authority...

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December 9, 2021

Ghannouchi meets French envoy, discuss situation in Tunisia

The head of Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement Rached Ghannouchi yesterday met with the French Ambassador to Tunis André Parant and discussed the latest developments in the country. A statement posted...

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December 9, 2021

Tunisia court approves trying civilians in military courts

The Court of Appeals in Tunis on Tuesday ruled that two civilians could be tried in military courts. Lawmakers Saif Eddine Makhlouf and Nidal Saudi had appealed a decision...

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December 9, 2021

Iran slams US for imposing new sanctions

An Iran official yesterday slammed the US’ decision to impose new sanctions on it on Tuesday. Some 12 Iranian entities and officials were blacklisted for allegedly committing “gross violations...

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