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August 1, 2021

Haniyeh re-elected as chief of Palestinian Hamas

Ismail Haniyeh has been elected to a second term as head of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, two Palestinian officials told Reuters on Sunday....

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August 1, 2021

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi discharged from hospital after medical checks

Tunisia’s Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi was discharged from hospital after conducting medical checks, the moderate Islamist Ennahda party said, reports Anadolu Agency. The party said in a statement that...

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August 1, 2021

Turkey: 98 massive forest fires under control

Ninety-eight of 107 forest fires in Turkey are under control, the nation’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister said late Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency. Efforts to contain nine blazes are still...

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August 1, 2021

Tunisia’s Ennahda puts off party meeting amid crisis

The head of Tunisia’s biggest party, the moderate Islamist Ennahda, on Saturday postponed a meeting of its highest council after senior members called for his resignation over his handling...

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August 1, 2021

Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has tasked Prime Minister Hussein Arnous with forming a new government following an election in May that extended Assad’s two-decade-old presidency, reports Reuters. Assad...

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August 1, 2021

US military aids Israel-managed tanker attacked off Oman

The US Navy is assisting an Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker attacked off Oman with two crew members killed, the US military said on Saturday, adding the ship was most...

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July 31, 2021

Tunisia places former judge under house arrest

Tunisian authorities have placed a former judge under house arrest, according to local media on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported. A security force enforced a decision by Interior Minister Reda Gharslawi to...

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July 31, 2021

Algeria withdraws Al-Arabiya’s license for propagating ‘misinformation’

Algerian authorities on Saturday withdrew the accreditation of the Saudi-funded Al-Arabiya TV channel for propagating “misinformation”, Anadolu Agency reports. “A decision was reached to withdraw the accreditation of Al-Arabiya news channel for not respecting...

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July 31, 2021

Ennahda party calls for dialogue to resolve Tunisia crisis

Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party on Saturday called on President Kais Saied to engage in dialogue to avoid deepening the country’s political crisis, Anadolu Agency reported. “The possible and effective way-out...

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July 31, 2021

Morocco: Bill to legalise cannabis enters into force

Bill 13.21, the bill to legalise the use of cannabis, came into force on Friday in Morocco after it was published in the Official Gazette. Last May, the Moroccan...

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