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March 3, 2021

MEMO in conversation with Javaad Alipoor

Middle East Monitor caught up with British-Iranian writer and director Javaad Alipoor this week for a conversation about his work. He has been online-touring with his latest production Rich...
March 3, 2021

Morocco stops cooperation with German embassy

Morocco has told government departments to cease cooperation and contacts with Germany’s embassy in the North African kingdom due in part to Berlin’s stance over Western Sahara, a senior...

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March 3, 2021

UN ‘disappointed’ by outcome of Yemen funding event

The United Nations is “disappointed” at the outcomes of the high-level donor event for Yemen after it failed to raise at least half of the funds needed for the...

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March 3, 2021

Egypt opposition to US: Sisi has done worse than the murder of Khashoggi

Some 41 Egyptian opposition figures on Monday called on the Biden administration to take action against the Egyptian regime, saying it had committed “crimes that are worse than the...

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March 3, 2021

Algeria’s president: We have met most of protesters’ demands

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that the country’s army is “professional” and “distant from politics”, adding that he considers “almost all the demands” of what he called the “genuine...

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March 3, 2021

The attack on the Helios Ray leaves Gulf security hanging in the balance

The Arabian Gulf has turned into an arena for confrontation and possible conflict between Iran and Israel now that it has become certain that Iranian elements attacked the MV...

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March 3, 2021

Tunisia MP: More covid vaccines arrived, MPs used them

Numerous doses of the coronavirus vaccine have arrived in Tunisia since October, a member of parliament has said, adding that top officials in government have since been vaccinated. Badreddine...
March 2, 2021

Iran’s only female Olympic medallist to compete under white flag in Tokyo

Iranian female Olympic medal winner Kimia Alizadeh has been granted refugee status in Germany and aims to compete in the Olympic Refugee Team under a white flag in Tokyo...

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March 2, 2021

Crisis-hit Lebanese pound falls to new low of 10,000 to the dollar

Lebanon’s pound tumbled on Tuesday towards 10,000 to the dollar, a record low for a currency battered by a financial meltdown that has fuelled poverty and unrest, reports Reuters....

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March 2, 2021

Turkey’s reopening relieves restaurants but worries doctors

Turkish restaurants reopened and many children returned to school on Tuesday after the government announced steps to ease COVID-19 restrictions even as cases edged higher, raising concerns among the...

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