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March 4, 2021

Jordan opens consulate in Western Sahara

Jordan today opened a consulate in the disputed Western Sahara region, according to Moroccan media reports. The opening ceremony of the consulate in Laayoune, the largest city of Western...

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March 4, 2021

Iraq ups security as unrest increases day before Pope’s visit

Iraq is deploying thousands of additional security personnel to protect Pope Francis during his four-day visit, which comes after a spate of rocket and suicide bomb attacks raised fears...

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March 4, 2021

Houthis claim missile strike against Saudi Aramco site in Jeddah

The spokesperson for the Houthi-aligned Yemeni army has claimed responsibility for a successful missile strike on an oil facility in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. Brigadier General Yahya...

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March 4, 2021

Bomb dogs prevent major attack in Syria

Two bomb-sniffing dogs have prevented a major attack against civilians living in northern Syria, Turkish authorities said today. According to the National Defence Ministry, Turkish soldiers detected a suspected vehicle in...

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March 4, 2021

Israeli court rejects petition against settler project at Ibrahimi Mosque

Israel’s Supreme Court rejected a petition on Thursday filed by the Hebron Municipality against the installation of an elevator for Jewish settlers adjacent to the Ibrahimi Mosque in the...

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March 4, 2021

Netanyahu calls ICC war-crimes decision ‘outrageous’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today condemned as “outrageous” a decision by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to formally investigate alleged war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories. “I...

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March 4, 2021

Notorious Israel spyware under renewed US investigation

The notorious Israeli NSO Group, whose invasive Pegasus spyware is alleged to have been used to target human rights defenders and journalists around the world, is under renewed investigation...

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March 4, 2021

US calls on Saudis to give up special status at WTO

The US has called on Saudi Arabia to give up its status as a “developing” country at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which confers upon the Kingdom special treatment...

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March 4, 2021

Ethiopia renews commitment to AU mediation in dam talks

Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry yesterday renewed its adherence to the mediation of the African Union to resolve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) conflict with Egypt and Sudan. “The tendency...

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March 4, 2021

Yemen: Houthis raise bread price 25%

Yemen’s Houthis have approved a new price increase for wheat flour across the country’s capital Sanaa and neighbouring governorates under the group’s control. Local media quoted public workers as...

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