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March 2, 2021

Saudi says covid vaccine needed for Hajj pilgrims

Saudi Arabia has announced that Muslims wanting to visit Makkah for the annual Hajj pilgrimage will need to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, Saudi Okaz newspaper reports. “Vaccination...

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March 2, 2021

Israel sells surveillance drones to unnamed East Asian country

In another sign of Israel’s indispensability to the global arms industry, controversial weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems defeated its competitor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to win a lucrative tender to...

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March 2, 2021

Sudan’s dismisses 300 civil servants who obtained jobs unlawfully

The Empowerment Elimination, Anti-Corruption and Funds Recovery Committee in Sudan announced the dismissal of 300 civil servants, saying that the concerned workers had obtained their jobs during the rule of Omar...

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March 2, 2021

Israel jails Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar for 2 years

An Israeli military court yesterday sentenced Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) movement member, Khalida Jarrar, to two years in prison and issued a fine of $1,200....

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March 2, 2021

Shin Bet launches crackdown on Israel arms industry over sales to China

Israeli intelligence is reported to have arrested at least 20 Israeli arms dealers last month in a covert crackdown on the private industry, allegedly in efforts to rein in...

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March 2, 2021

Pompeo: Many in Saudi want to normalise ties with Israel

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that many people in Saudi Arabia want to normalise ties between the kingdom and the occupation state of Israel, AFP reported on...

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March 2, 2021

Israel court orders PM’s son to pay $151,000 in defamation lawsuit

Israel’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to pay 500,000 shekels ($151,400) in a defamation lawsuit to Dana Cassidy, local media reported. According...

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March 2, 2021

The joint list debate for the Palestinian elections is growing

The features of the electoral lists competing in the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Council election are not yet clear. The only certain thing is that Fatah will ally itself with...

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March 2, 2021

US refuses to say if Saudi’s MBS is on its ban list

In another sign of the anxiety within the Biden administration over the fallout from last week’s intelligence report which blamed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman for the grisly killing of...

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March 2, 2021

UK PM Churchill’s painting of Marrakech sells for $11.5m

A painting of Marrakech by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sold at auction for £8.3 million ($11.5 million) yesterday. The price, which includes a hefty commission of £1.3...

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