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August 5, 2021

Egypt: Wives, children of detainees forced to walk barefoot in blazing heat for visits

Egyptian human rights organisations have reported that security forces in Gamasa Prison forced the wives and children of detainees to walk barefoot over sand in the blazing heat to...

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August 5, 2021

Tunisia’s president is largely responsible for the disaster that he is trying to fix

The constitutionally-limited role of the president of the republic in Tunisia doesn’t encourage involvement or intervention in day to day affairs; that is the role of parliament and the...

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August 5, 2021

Old interview by Kais Saied confirms his intention to enact a coup

An old interview given by Tunisian President Kais Saied during his candidacy to the post confirms his predetermined intention to effect a coup against the constitution. This proves that...

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August 5, 2021

Ennahda council urges ‘speedy return to constitutional order’ in Tunisia

The actions of Tunisian President Kais Saied constitute “a coup against the constitution and a paralysis of state institutions”, Ennahda Party’s Consultative Council said in a statement today. Publishing...

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August 5, 2021

Iran urges ‘foreign forces’ to leave Syria ‘as soon as possible’

Remnants of foreign forces in Syria must leave “as soon as possible so the Syrian people can begin rebuilding their country,” Iran’s newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi demanded yesterday....

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August 5, 2021

Saudi Arabia to deport 800,000 Yemen workers, say sources

Leaks about the Saudi authorities’ request from local employers in the kingdom’s southern governorates to dispense with their Yemeni workers have raised fears of the imminent deportation of hundreds...

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August 5, 2021

Bahrain backs Tunisia president’s measures

Bahrain has shown “absolute support and full confidence” in the recent measures taken by the President Kais Saied, the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, announced yesterday. Following a phone...

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August 5, 2021

Saudi Arabia: US intervenes to protect state secrets in ‘vendetta’ against former official

Saudi Arabia’s relentless pursuit of former top intelligence official Saad Al-Jabri has prompted a rare intervention by the US Justice Department over concerns that state secrets could be leaked....

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August 5, 2021

US extends Iraq’s sanctions waiver for four month

The administration of US President Joe Biden has extended the exemption period granted to Iraq from sanctions related to dealing with Iran for a period of four months, an...

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August 5, 2021

Egypt religious cleric conflates Sisi’s bread price rise with divine law

Ahmad Karima, a professor of Islamic law at Al-Azhar University, has conflated Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s decision to raise the price of subsidised bread with divine law. “The...

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