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October 29, 2021

World Bank approves $360m loan for Egypt

The World Bank has approved a $360 million development policy financing (DPF) loan to support Egypt’s post-pandemic recovery, the lender said yesterday, Reuters reports. “To further support achievement of the...

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October 29, 2021

Israel’s ‘dubious’ interrogation method is at odds with most democracies, report finds

Innocent people are being jailed because of the dubious interrogation methods used by Israeli police. The stark finding was one of many that were uncovered by a recent report...

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October 29, 2021

UK trade unions urge government to challenge Israel’s ‘draconian’ blacklist

UK’s largest trade unions have joined the growing international backlash against Israel’s blacklisting of six Palestinian human rights and civil society groups as terrorist organisations with a damning joint...

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October 29, 2021

‘UN resolutions have not resolved any conflict. The situation in Palestine is the best evidence for this’

The UN’s approach to resolving the long-running conflict in Yemen is insufficient as disarmament and arms control require a gradual approach and detailed plans, Yemen’s military attaché in Turkey...
October 29, 2021

Saudi seeks to become home to electric car manufacturers

Saudi Arabia is in talks with several carmakers about manufacturing in the country, Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih told Reuters, with an announcement expected this year. The discussions are part...

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October 29, 2021

Lebanon asks Russia for satellite pictures of Beirut port blast

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has asked Russian Ambassador Alexander Rudakov for satellite images from 4 August 2020, when a huge explosion rocked Beirut’s port, according to a Lebanese presidency...

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October 29, 2021

US lawmakers enter resolution condemning Israel’s NGO designations

US Congresswoman Betty McCollum yesterday led a group of progressive lawmakers in introducing a resolution that seeks to condemn Israel for its designation of six prominent Palestinian NGOs and...

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October 29, 2021

Egypt mulls greater penalty for divulging state secrets

The Egyptian parliament is discussing a draft law to make the penalty for divulging state secrets tougher, local media reported yesterday. Al-Ahram quoted sources as saying that the bill...

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October 29, 2021

Iran accuses IAEA of ‘leaking confidential data’

Iran yesterday accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of “publishing confidential data about Iran”, warning that it will take all “necessary measures to put an end to this...

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October 29, 2021

Remembering Israel’s massacre of Palestinians in Kafr Qasem

Israel’s seemingly never-ending drive to uproot Palestinians from their homes by force of arms and threat of imminent slaughter resulted in one of its bloodiest massacres on 29 October...

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