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October 28, 2021

Bleak future awaits MENA if climate change effects not tackled

Iraq will suffer further water shortages, while Yemen will experience greater floods and increased risk of waterborne diseases as a result of climate change, the International Federation of Red Cross and...

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October 28, 2021

Israel: 2021-22 budget approved

Israel’s parliamentary finance committee has approved the 2021-22 state budget, Reuters has reported. A final vote will now be held in the Knesset. Committee Chairman Alex Kushnir, announced today...

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October 28, 2021

Canadian defence company bankrupted due to arms embargo on Turkey

A Canadian defence company has gone bankrupt due to the country’s arms embargo on Turkey, which caused it to lose its primary customer in the Turkish defence industry. The...

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October 28, 2021

US says Israel’s consent is needed to re-open East Jerusalem consulate

A US official in the State Department said yesterday that Washington would need Israel’s approval before re-opening the consulate in occupied East Jerusalem for Palestinians. Brian McKeon, the Deputy...

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October 28, 2021

Deal reached to transfer electricity from Jordan to Lebanon through Syria

Lebanon, Syria and Jordan have reached a final deal to transfer electricity to Lebanon which is suffering an acute energy crisis, ministers from the three neighbouring countries said in...

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October 28, 2021

Tunisians hold sit-in to demand freedom of expression

Scores of Tunisians took part in a sit-in in the capital Tunis to demand “lifting restrictions on freedom of expression and opinion,” after a student activist was put on...

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October 28, 2021

European states urge Israel to reverse settlement expansion plans

Germany, along with 11 other European countries, today urged Israel to reverse its decision to advance plans to construct around 3,000 settlement units in the occupied West Bank, Reuters reports....

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October 28, 2021

The PA should show real solidarity with human rights groups, not exploit their predicament

The Palestinian Authority has found another issue to attach to its political agenda in an attempt to divert attention away from the fact that its leadership has lost all...

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October 28, 2021

UAE, Morocco to take part in Miss Universe in Israel amid calls for boycott

Candidates from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Morocco will take part in the Miss Universe pageant in Israel in December, ignoring calls for a boycott. The 70th Miss...

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October 28, 2021

UAE summons Lebanon envoy over minister’s Yemen remarks

The United Arab Emirates foreign ministry yesterday summoned the Lebanese ambassador and handed him a letter of protest over comments made by Lebanon’s Information Minister, George Kordahi, about Saudi Arabia and the...

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