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February 18, 2021

US’ Biden calls Israel’s Netanyahu for the first time

US President Joe Biden made a long-awaited first phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday after a delay that had seen Washington deny it was snubbing Israel’s...

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February 18, 2021

Men charged in Ghosn escape plot ask US to halt extradition

An American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee trial in Japan have asked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to...

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February 18, 2021

Kais Saied and the great calamity in Tunisia

The way that Tunisian President Kais Saied wrote and addressed a letter to the prime minister recently was revealing. He seems to have abandoned his role in leading Tunisia’s...

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February 18, 2021

Hezbollah to Israel: Any attack will be reciprocated

Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday warned Israel against intimidation, alluding to Israeli combat drills that took place earlier this month, warning any attack would be reciprocated, Reuters reported. “We...

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February 18, 2021

Amnesty urges Saudi king to provide Palestinian prisoners with medical care

Amnesty International has called on Saudi King Salman Bin Abul Aziz Al Saud to take urgent action to save the life of Palestinian detainee Dr Mohammed Al-Khodari. The rights...

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February 18, 2021

Turkey to ease covid restrictions next month, Erdogan says

Turkey will ease COVID-19 restrictions on a provincial basis in March, President Tayyib Recep Erdogan said yesterday. The risk level will be classified as “very high”, “high”, “medium” and...

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February 18, 2021

Husband bans Iran ski coach from travelling to world championship

Iranian women’s Alpine ski coach Samira Zargari has not been able to attend the world championships in Italy because her husband banned her from travel, Iranian media reports have said....

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February 18, 2021

Lebanon removes judge heading blast probe, victims’ lawyer says

A Lebanese court decided on Thursday to remove investigating Judge Fadi Sawan from the Beirut port blast probe, Youssef Lahoud, the lawyer who represents around 1,400 victims of the...

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February 18, 2021

Sisi urges families to have 2 children to save the state $1 trillion

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has warned the population not to have more than two children to keep costs on the state down. On 1 January the Central Agency...

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February 18, 2021

Turkey, Russia and Iran agree to extend ceasefire in Idlib

Turkey, Russia and Iran agreed on Wednesday to extend the ceasefire in Idlib, Syria, sources close to the Astana Peace Process have confirmed. The three countries are the guarantors...

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