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February 25, 2021

Libya army: Russia Wagner mercenaries violate ceasefire

The Libyan army announced on Wednesday that it had monitored movements by the Russian Wagner mercenaries west of the city of Sirte, and considered them a “breach of the...

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February 25, 2021

Turkey: Court convicts executive, two jet pilots in Ghosn escape trial

A Turkish court convicted an executive of Turkish jet company MNG and two pilots for migrant smuggling over their role in flying former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan during his escape to Lebanon just over a year ago, reports...

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February 25, 2021

Iran has held a French tourist for flying a drone for the past 9 months, says his lawyer

Iran has detained a French tourist for nine months and his lawyers have been denied access to him, one of the lawyers, Saeid Dehghan, told Reuters on Wednesday. The arrest comes at a sensitive time when the United States...

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February 25, 2021

Algeria: Government reshuffle uncovers conflict between Tebboune and army

The government reshuffle in Algeria has sparked a wave of controversy in political circles due to the ambiguity accompanying it, combined with the delay of the date set by...

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February 24, 2021

UN aid chief urges Gulf states to step up to avert Yemen famine

UN aid chief Mark Lowcock urged Gulf states to step up next Monday when the world body seeks to avert a large-scale “man-made” famine in Yemen by raising $3.85...

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February 24, 2021

Russia to sign military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia

The Russian government on Tuesday called on its foreign and defence ministries to conduct negotiations with Saudi Arabia to conclude a new military cooperation agreement between the two countries....

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February 24, 2021

Sudan launches $5 a month cash allowance to ease economic pain

Sudan launched a scheme on Wednesday to alleviate the impact of a severe economic crisis by paying out monthly cash allowances of $5 that are eventually meant to reach...

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February 24, 2021

Tunisia: General strike in Tataouine demanding implementation of El-Kamour agreement

The governorate of Tataouine in south-eastern Tunisia on Wednesday announced a general strike to pressure the authorities to implement the El-Kamour agreement, concluded between the demonstrators and the government....

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February 24, 2021

Egypt approves Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Egypt has approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the 34th country outside of Russia and third in North Africa to do so, the Russian Direct Investment Fund...

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February 24, 2021

Protesters storm southeast Iran state building after deadly Pakistan border shootings

Angry protesters occupied a governor’s office in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, a day after at least two fuel smugglers were shot dead at the nearby border with Pakistan, according...

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