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February 15, 2021

How many Loujain Al-Hathlouls are there in the Arab world?

Let me make it clear that I am against injustice, oppression and arbitrary arrests for political purposes. I also favour civic freedoms for citizens, regardless of their beliefs or...

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February 15, 2021

Algeria newspaper: President Tebboune will dissolve parliament

Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is preparing to dissolve parliament soon and call for early legislative elections, Echorouk newspaper reported a party leader and former candidate in the last presidential election saying....

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February 15, 2021

Saudi: Yemen’s Houthis are terrorists, despite US decision to reverse designation

The Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, said the kingdom will continue to consider Yemen’s Houthi group as a terrorist organisation, despite the United...

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February 15, 2021

Report: New ICC prosecutor might go ahead in suing Israel

The new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, who was elected on Friday to replace Fatou Bensouda in July, might go ahead and probe potential Israeli crimes...

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February 15, 2021

UN: 16m Yemenis will suffer from hunger this year

Some 16 million people in Yemen will suffer from hunger this year; an issue that must be taken into account when dealing with the war in the country, a...

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February 15, 2021

Remembering the Libyan Revolution

By 2011, oil-rich Libya had been governed by Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011) for more than 40 years. His eccentricity masked a cruel dictatorship and the people of Libya refused to...

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February 14, 2021

The Gaza soup kitchen providing respite for those in need

Every Monday and Thursday, 41-year-old Samira Abu Amra crouches next to a large pot which she places over firewood and waits for it to boil. The Palestinian, who lives...

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February 14, 2021

Yemen donor conference expected in March, aid sources say

A fundraising event for Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is expected to take place in early March, hosted virtually by Sweden and Switzerland, four aid sources told Reuters on Sunday. A...

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February 14, 2021

Saudi Arabia extends virus restrictions for 20 days

Saudi Arabia on Sunday extended precautionary measures against the coronavirus pandemic for additional 20 days, in an effort to curb the spread of the virus, Anadolu Agency reported. The extension of...

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February 14, 2021

Palestine urges speedy ICC probe into Israeli crimes

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to speed up the opening of an investigation into Israeli crimes against the Palestinians, Anadolu Agency reported. A...

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