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November 9, 2021

Lebanon: Hezbollah rejects Arab League proposals for Gulf crisis

Lebanon’s Hezbollah rejected a proposal on Monday put forward by the Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League to help end the crisis in relations with the Gulf States sparked...

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November 9, 2021

Egypt: 630 doctors died of covid

Some 630 medical personnel have died as a result of the coronavirus in Egypt, the Egyptian Medical Syndicate announced yesterday. “Seven new doctors have died of coronavirus in the...

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November 9, 2021

Tunisia: Ennahda supports Judicial Council in face of ‘smear campaigns’

The Shura (Consultative) Council of Tunisia’s Ennahda movement announced on Monday its “support” for the country’s Supreme Judicial Council in the face of “smear and intimidation campaigns”. The movement...

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November 9, 2021

French train manufacturer wins $1bn contract to upgrade Cairo metro line

The French train manufacturer Alstom has secured a $1 billion contract to upgrade Cairo’s oldest metro line. Cairo Metro line 1 carries passengers between El Marg and Helwan on...

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November 9, 2021

Egypt orders implementation of smoking ban indoors

The Egyptian government yesterday issued directives to all ministers and governors to implement a law that prevents smoking in public buildings. In an official statement, Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly,...

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November 9, 2021

Palestinian factions call for UNRWA support

Palestinian factions yesterday launched an initiative which is aimed at urging the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees (UNRWA) to carry out its duties of helping millions...

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November 9, 2021

Egypt: court issues death sentence for murder cover-up

The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced a woman to death on Monday for the cover-up of her husband’s murder and assisting the killer in the act. The murder took place...

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November 9, 2021

Iran-backed group carried out drone attack on Iraq PM, officials say

Iraqi security officials and militia sources said the drone attack that targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on Sunday was carried out by at least one...

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November 9, 2021

Lebanon: Druze leader says dismissal of minister only way to solve Gulf crisis

The head of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, has said that the dismissal of Information Minister George Kordahi is the only way to solve the crisis in...

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November 9, 2021

Germany urges EU solidarity with Poland amid Belarus border crisis

Germany today urged the European Union to help Poland protect its borders as thousands of irregular migrants seek to enter the country from Belarus. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer...

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