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July 2, 2021

Jordan court refuses to call prince as witness in ‘coup’ case

A Jordanian military court yesterday rejected a defence request to have Prince Hamzah testify in a case against a former royal confidant who is accused of destabilising the monarchy,...

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July 2, 2021

Iran names past cleric as judge amid calls for probe into abuses

Iran’s supreme leader promoted a hardline cleric to serve as head of the judiciary yesterday, amid international calls for investigations into allegations of abuses, Reuters reports. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, now the...

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July 2, 2021

PA finance minister says Israel restricts 60% of revenue collection

The Palestinian Authority Minister of Finance has revealed that Israel’s role in the collection of taxes and customs dues limits Ramallah’s ability to control 60 per cent of its...

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July 2, 2021

Israel bombs Gaza

Israeli air strikes hit the besieged Gaza Strip last night in the third such incident since a ceasefire was signed between resistance factions in the enclave and the occupation, a Palestinian...

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July 2, 2021

Algeria: new government awaits final approval by parliament

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has asked Finance Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane to form a new government to implement the president’s agenda following the victory of his loyalists in the parliamentary...

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July 2, 2021

PA’s Abbas dismisses senior official for criticising extrajudicial killing of Banat

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is reported to have dismissed the head of the Palestinian National Library, Ihab Bseiso, for criticising the security services’ extrajudicial killing of political opponent,...

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July 1, 2021

Palestine slams German president’s claim ICC lacks jurisdiction to investigate Israel

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today slammed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s claims that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to investigate Israeli war crimes. The ministry...

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July 1, 2021

Iraq protesters block main road in Diyala to protest power outages

Dozens of Iraqi protesters in Diyala Governorate today blocked a road leading to a border crossing with Iran, in protest against the poor electricity service and frequent power outages, Anadolu reported....

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July 1, 2021

Kuwait and Iran exchange fugitive citizens wanted for financial crimes

Kuwait and Iran have agreed upon an exchange of citizens wanted by their respective authorities, Al-Rai reported yesterday. Both individuals are accused of committing financial crimes. According to Iran’s...

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July 1, 2021

As Palestinians demand answers, the PA has nothing left but tyranny

The Palestinian Authority might not have envisaged that the killing of Nizar Banat by its security services would have unleashed such a response from the Palestinian people. Ongoing demonstrations...

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