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July 1, 2021

Egypt produces first batch of covid vaccine domestically

Egypt has domestically produced its first 300,000-dose batch of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday. Health Minister Hala Zayed told reporters that the doses were...

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July 1, 2021

Hamas official says relations with Hezbollah ‘never cut’

A senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip has said that the movement’s relations with Hezbollah in Lebanon are “good” and “have never been severed”, Arabi21 has reported. Khalil...

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July 1, 2021

Morocco recognises third gender, approves use of Amazigh language on birth records

A new civil status law approved by the Moroccan Parliament on Tuesday recognises the terms androgynous and hermaphrodite on birth certificates as a third gender, while allowing the possibility...

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July 1, 2021

Egypt: hundreds of policemen face trial for corruption

As many as 600 Egyptian policemen, including senior officers, have been determined to have been involved in bribery and corruption, as well as abuse of power during the past...

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July 1, 2021

Tunisia government condemns assault on female MP in parliament

The Tunisian government yesterday condemned the assault on Member of Parliament Abir Moussi in parliament. Moussi, the head of the Free Destourian Party, was assaulted in parliament by Sahbi Samara, an...

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July 1, 2021

Tunisia MP repeatedly slaps female colleague in parliament

Tunisian Parliament deputy Sahbi Samara yesterday slapped opposition MP and leader of the Free Destourian Party, Abir Moussi, twice before other MPs intervened and moved him away. The incident...

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July 1, 2021

What more than surrender does the UAE want from the Palestinian Authority?

During his visit to the UAE, Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate-Prime Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated the Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi, met with his counterpart Mohammad Bin Zayed and signed an agreement on...

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July 1, 2021

Architect of Iraq war, US’ Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary who was the main architect of the Iraq war, died on Tuesday at age 88, Reuters reported his family saying in a statement...

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July 1, 2021

‘I will not be blackmailed:’ Ghada Najibe responds to Turkey’s request she stop posting on social media

An outspoken Egyptian revolutionary living in exile in Turkey has refused requests from the Turkish authorities to stop posting on social media. Last week her husband, Egyptian opposition journalist...

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July 1, 2021

Jerusalem icon Muna El-Kurd highlights Sheikh Jarrah struggle in graduation speech

Palestinian activist Muna El-Kurd who, along with her twin brother Mohammed, has become a symbol of the Jerusalemites’ struggle against Israel’s systematic ethnic cleansing policy, chose to convey the...

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