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February 16, 2021

Iraq suspends sports events due to coronavirus

All sports events in Iraq will be suspended to avoid big gatherings as coronavirus numbers continue to rise across the country, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday. Sayf Al-Badr...

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February 16, 2021

Egypt MP confirms closure of 30% of textiles factories

Egyptian MP Enas Abdel Halim confirmed that 30 per cent of the country’s textiles factories have closed as a result of the recession and deteriorating economic conditions in the...

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February 16, 2021

Tunisia PM dismisses five ministers

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has dismissed five ministers, including those for justice, industry and agriculture and appointed new officials in their place. Minister of Justice Mohamed Bouseta, Minister of...

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February 16, 2021

Egypt reopens embassy in Libya

A delegation of Egyptian officials arrived in Libya yesterday to open the country’s embassy. In a statement to Anadolu Agency, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Al-Qablawi said the delegation of diplomats...

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February 16, 2021

Libya: Efforts to unify state institutions, grant new government confidence

The new Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohamed Al-Menfi, on Sunday discussed granting confidence to the new government with the Speaker of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives,...

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February 16, 2021

The new ICC chief prosecutor must ensure the court’s integrity and impartiality

Ever since the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the enactment of the Rome Statute on 1 July 2002, Israel and its ally the United States have...

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February 16, 2021

Dubai Airport CEO warns of tough year ahead

The Chief Executive of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffiths, yesterday warned of another tough year for Dubai International Airport after the number of passengers passing through its terminals decreased by...

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February 16, 2021

Iraq PM announces the arrest of Basra ‘death gang’

The Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi yesterday announced the arrest of the so-called “death gang” believed to be responsible for the...

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February 16, 2021

Using political prisoners as bargaining chips

A few days ago, the Saudi Arabian authorities released Loujain Al-Hathloul, an activist who had spent about 1,000 days in prison merely for defending the right of women to...

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February 16, 2021

Report: Syria regime seizes, sells opponents’ land, properties

The Syrian regime has forcibly seized the land and properties of dissidents and their families and sold them in public auctions, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said...

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