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December 26, 2021

Saudi Arabia denies importing Christmas trees

Saudi Arabia has denied media reports about importing Christmas trees and Santa Claus outfits, despite images like the above circulating on the internet. The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs...

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December 26, 2021

Sudan says 58 policemen injured in protests

Sudanese authorities said on Sunday that 58 police personnel had been injured during protests the previous day against military rule, and that tear gas had been used only to...

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December 26, 2021

Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer

The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose closed pastel or green shutters were like an Advent calendar that nobody had turned...

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December 26, 2021

‘Back to me in a coffin’ – bodies of migrants drowned in Channel reach Iraq

At least 16 bodies of Iraqi Kurdish migrants who drowned in November when their dinghy deflated while they tried to cross the English Channel were returned on Sunday to...

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December 26, 2021

First Omicron case detected in Gaza

The Palestinian health ministry said on Sunday it had identified the first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the Gaza Strip, reported Reuters. The carrier is a Gaza...

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December 26, 2021

Sudan forces fire tear gas as protesters head to presidential palace

Protesters opposed to military rule reached near the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital on Saturday for the second time in a week, television images showed, despite heavy tear...

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December 26, 2021

Algerian footballer dies of on-field heart attack

An Algerian footballer, Sofiane Loukar, suffered a heart attack and died after colliding with his goalkeeper in a second division match in Oran on Saturday, Reuters reported. The APS...

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December 26, 2021

Israel orders Pfizer’s new COVID-19 pill

Israel has ordered 100,000 units of Pfizer Inc’s anti-viral COVID 19 pill Paxlovid for people aged 12 and older at risk of severe illness, an Israeli official said on...

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December 26, 2021

Dozens of Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in West Bank

Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured Saturday when Israeli forces fired live and rubber-coated bullets in the northern occupied West Bank, reported Anadolu Agency. Eight Palestinians were injured by...

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December 26, 2021

3 Israeli Mossad officers commit suicide in one year

Three officers in Israel’s intelligence service Mossad have committed suicide in one year, according to Israeli media. Israeli Channel 12 reported that Mossad officer Ayalon Shapira was the first...

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