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February 24, 2021

Egyptians call on Sisi to postpone school reopening

Egyptian activists called on President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to postpone the reopening of schools and exams fearing a spike in coronavirus cases, the New Khaleej reported yesterday. Using the hashtag “President,...

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February 24, 2021

Al Jazeera targets right-wing audience in US

Al Jazeera news network is planning a new media platform that will target a right-wing audience in the US, the Guardian has reported. The editor-in-chief will be former Fox...

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February 24, 2021

After three decades, Hamas remains a popular democratic movement

On Tuesday, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced that it has carried out the first stage of its internal elections, choosing Local Shura Councils in a “democratic and...

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February 24, 2021

GCC chief calls on EU to pressure Yemen Houthis to stop their attacks in Marib

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef Bin Falah Al-Hajraf, yesterday called on the European Union to pressure Yemen’s Houthi group to “stop their attacks” on the...

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February 24, 2021

MEMO in conversation: Decolonising Israel, Liberating Palestine

MEMO interviewed Israeli peace activist and author Jeff Halper about his latest book: Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism and the Case for One Democratic State. The Israeli academic...

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February 24, 2021

Gaza refugees protest against UNRWA’s reduction of food coupons

Hundreds of Palestinian refugees in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis protested in front of the UN Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA)’s office yesterday calling for the international...

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February 24, 2021

UN: Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes in Humsa ‘raises a real risk of forcible transfer’

Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, said yesterday that Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes in Humsa “raises a real risk of forcible transfer.” In a statement,...

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February 24, 2021

Iraq anti-corruption body issues 28 arrest warrants against army officers

The Iraqi Commission of Integrity (Nazaha) said yesterday as many as 28 arrest warrants have been issued against officers in the Iraqi army on corruption charges and bribery. The...

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February 24, 2021

Iran begins reducing cooperation with IAEA inspectors

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced yesterday that Tehran has started to reduce cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors. Last December, the Iranian parliament passed...

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February 24, 2021

World Bank threatens to suspend covid vaccine funding to Lebanon

The World Bank threatened to suspend financing for Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccination drive in its second week after it emerged that some lawmakers would get their shots in parliament yesterday, Reuters reported....

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