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November 28, 2020

Al-Shabaab claims suicide attack in Somalia’s capital

The Al-Shabaab militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for last night’s suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, reported by Anadolu Agency. At least eight people were killed in the...

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November 28, 2020

Haaretz: 50% increase in exemptions from army for mental health

The Israeli Defence Forces’ Manpower Directorate has announced that 11.9 per cent of draft-age Israeli men who were subject to conscription have received mental health exemptions, Israeli newspaper Haaretz...

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November 28, 2020

Bahrain is yet to normalise ties with its own people

If the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen was known as “the forgotten war”, the 2011 anti-government protests in Bahrain soon became “the forgotten uprising”. Forgotten in the sense...

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November 28, 2020

Russia: Pompeo visit to settlement reflects US disrespect to international principles

Commenting on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, on Friday Moscow accused the US of disrespecting principles of international law,...

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November 28, 2020

UN: Israel blockade results in $16.5bn loss to Gaza economy

A new United Nations (UN) report found that the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip has resulted in $16.5 billion losses to its crippling economy and pushed more than...

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November 28, 2020

Turkey rejects European resolution to impose sanctions on Ankara

Ankara rejected on Friday a “non-binding” resolution by the European Union (EU) parliament to impose sanctions on Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on the Maras...

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November 28, 2020

Algeria’s parliament speaker accuses UAE of targeting revolutionary Arab positions

Acting Speaker of the Algerian National Assembly Salah Goudjil, who is the second most powerful man in the country, criticised and questioned the motives behind the United Arab Emirates...

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November 28, 2020

Human rights organisation condemns arrests of dissidents’ relatives in Egypt

A human rights organisation has condemned the Egyptian regime’s arrests and detentions of oppositionists’ family members. This came in a recent report issued by the Arabic Network for Human...

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November 28, 2020

Lebanon’s Supreme Judicial Council: ‘Corruption allegations made by interior minister are unacceptable’

Lebanon’s Supreme Judicial Council has stated that the allegations made by Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi about widespread corruption in the judicial system and among judges are false, confirming that Fahmi’s...

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November 28, 2020

Concerns in US after two Saudi activists referred to terrorism court

The US Department of State expressed concerns about the transfer of Saudi activists Loujain Al-Hathloul and Samar Badawi to a Saudi terrorism court, amid a wave of criticism among...

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