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February 1, 2022

Egypt eyes bread subsidy overhaul as global inflation bites

Egypt is considering replacing a popular bread subsidy with cash payments for the poor, to protect the budget from soaring global wheat prices, but domestic inflation and a history...

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February 1, 2022

Israel speeds roll-out of laser interceptors for thriftier defence, Bennett says

Israel is accelerating the roll-out of laser-based interceptors as part of a plan to surround itself with such technologies and reduce the high costs currently incurred when shooting down...

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February 1, 2022

Oman Foreign Minister calls Syria ‘a cornerstone of joint Arab action’

The Foreign Minister of Oman has called Syria “a cornerstone of joint Arab action”, further signalling the Arab world’s increasing acceptance of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime after a decade of...

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February 1, 2022

Israel police admits spyware use raises legal questions

Israel’s police force, accused by rights groups of improperly using powerful hacking spyware, said on Tuesday it had found “anomalies” in its electronic surveillance that meant the legality of...

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February 1, 2022

With apartheid an irrefutable reality, Israel’s democracy has always rested on blind faith

Amnesty International became the latest human rights group to label Israel an apartheid state. In a damning report titled “Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians“ the rights group concludes that the occupation...

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February 1, 2022

‘I can’t swim’ migrant pleads as he drowns

READ: Libya abandoning migrants in the desert without water, warns UN officer...

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February 1, 2022

As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope

A global leader in vaccine rollout during early waves of the coronavirus, Israel’s government has adopted “Living with COVID” as its mantra since a few months before Omicron arrived,...

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February 1, 2022

Vatican Envoy accuses Lebanese politicians of profiting from country’s suffering

A Vatican Envoy criticised Lebanon’s politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to “the few profiting off the suffering of many” in a financial...

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February 1, 2022

Libya PM: Gov’t will continue to function until elections

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh said yesterday that the government will continue to carry out its duties until elections are held in June, amid a bid by parliament...

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February 1, 2022

Israel to take part in US-led Red Sea naval exercise

The Israeli Navy is taking part in one of the largest US-led naval exercise in the Red Sea, the Times of Israel has reported. This is the first time...

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