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June 23, 2021

Dubai incurs $4.2bn in losses in 2020

The Investment Corporation of Dubai, the principal investment arm of the government of Dubai, incurred 15.5 billion dirhams ($4.2 billion) in losses in 2020, new data revealed yesterday. Statistics...

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June 23, 2021

Lebanon parliament speaker reiterates support for Saad Hariri as PM-designate

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has reiterated his support for Saad Hariri as Prime Minister-designate, saying Hariri enjoys the support of his sect, Lebanon’s Dar Al-Fatwa and members of...

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June 23, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Nepotism in Palestine: Officials’ Relatives are Guaranteed a job upon graduation

“Congratulations to all high school graduates! Especially the ‘backbones’, the chosen ones with guaranteed employment, while all other graduates sit and wait!” This bittersweet statement became a trend on...

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June 23, 2021

Egypt brings new charges against political activist: ‘I didn’t shut up as they were expecting’

A court in Egypt has brought a new case against outspoken Egyptian political asylee Aly Hussin Mahdy, over false news charges. Aly was sentenced yesterday, in absentia, to four...

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June 23, 2021

Saudi minister says Houthis did not respond to ceasefire proposal

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan said on Tuesday that he did not receive a response to the ceasefire initiative proposed by his country from Yemen’s Houthi rebels....

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June 23, 2021

Dozens injured in train crash in Egypt’s Alexandria

At least 40 people have been injured near the Egyptian coastal town of Alexandria after two trains collided, the Ministry of Health reported. An official source in the Railway...

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June 23, 2021

Bahrain: UN alarm at prolonged detention of human rights defenders

A UN expert has called on Bahrain to release three human rights defenders immediately. The three have been held in long term detention solely because of their legitimate promotion...

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June 23, 2021

Egypt to raise electricity prices

The Egyptian government is planning to increase electricity prices for those using less than a thousand kilowatts of electricity, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy...

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June 23, 2021

Sudan: defence lawyers say ousted Bashir may have Covid-19

The defence lawyers representing ousted Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir have asked to transfer him from Kober Central Prison to a private hospital for examination because it is suspected that...

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June 23, 2021

Sudan PM urges unity of military factions

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok yesterday announced an initiative to unify the factions steering the country through its transition phase following the ouster of long time dictator Omar Al-Bashir....

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