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September 24, 2021

Tunisia: UN calls for comprehensive dialogue to resolve issues

The UN called on Tunisian political parties yesterday to start an inclusive, comprehensive dialogue to resolve the country’s issues, Anadolu has reported. This, said a UN spokesman, would be...

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September 24, 2021

Algeria may take more steps against Morocco, official says

Algeria may escalate its dispute with Morocco and take more steps after having cut off relations and closed airspace, a senior Algerian diplomat said today. “The adoption of additional...

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September 24, 2021

Tunisia to lift covid curfews

Tunisia will entirely lift its nightly curfew against COVID-19 from Saturday, Reuters reported the presidency saying today, after about a year after the policy came into force. In October 2020, Tunisia announced a...

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September 24, 2021

UAE seeks high-level atomic energy cooperation with South Korea

The United Arab Emirates has opened bilateral talks with South Korea in a bid to boost atomic energy cooperation, the UAE foreign ministry said today. According to the National,...

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September 24, 2021

Number of first time asylum seekers in EU doubles

The number of first-time asylum seekers to the European Union has more than doubled over the spring months, Reuters said a report released today by the bloc’s statistics office revealed. Nearly...

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September 24, 2021

Two children die a week in Syria Al-Hawl camp, charity reveals

Two children die every week in north-east Syria’s Al-Hawl detention camp, a charity has revealed. According to a report by the UK-based charity Save the Children, at least 62 children have...

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September 24, 2021

US Congress approves $1bn for Israel missile defence

The US House of Representatives has approved $1 billion in new funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, just days after the funding was removed from a broader spending bill....

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September 24, 2021

Israel suspends Gilboa Prison chief after prisoners escape

Israeli prisons authorities yesterday temporarily suspended the head of the Gilboa Prison, Freddy Ben-Sheetrit, after six Palestinian inmates dug their way out of the high security jail earlier this...

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September 24, 2021

Saudi Arabia releases prominent rights advocate after 15 years in prison

Saudi authorities yesterday released human rights defender, Abdul Rahman Al-Shamiri, after detaining him for 15 years . The rights organisation ALQST and the Prisoners of Conscience Twitter account quoted...

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September 24, 2021

France: government taken to court over arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Civil society organisations yesterday filed a lawsuit at the Administrative Court of Paris against the French government’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. A joint statement by...

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