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February 14, 2021

Saudi coalition says destroyed drones in attack Houthis say hit airport

A Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen said it destroyed two explosives fired into Saudi Arabia on Sunday afternoon in an attack the Houthis said hit Abha...

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February 14, 2021

Saudi Arabia will continue to treat Houthis as terrorists, says Saudi UN representative

Saudi Arabia will continue to treat Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist organisation despite a US decision to lift the designation on the group, according to the kingdom’s permanent representative...

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February 14, 2021

Afghanistan: Fire estimated to cause $50m in losses

A massive fire engulfing most of Afghanistan’s Islam Qala dry port with Iran is estimated to inflict financial losses worth at least $50 million, officials confirmed on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported....

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February 14, 2021

Lebanon kicks off COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Lebanon’s national vaccination campaign against the coronavirus pandemic began Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. Mahmoud Hasson, the head of the intensive care unit at the Rafik Hariri Hospital in Beirut, and actor...

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February 14, 2021

Grenfell Inquiry: Cladding firm continued overseas sales despite blazes in the Middle East

Grenfell cladding manufacturer did not stop selling highly combustible panels despite being linked to a series of fires in the Middle East, because it was more profitable not to,...

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February 14, 2021

Netanyahu not bothered that Biden hasn’t phoned him yet, envoy claims

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not troubled that US President Joe Biden has not phoned him yet, Israel’s ambassador to Washington claimed on Saturday, seeking to downplay the...

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February 14, 2021

Israel: Ministers seal deal with US for $9bn worth of arms purchases

Israeli ministers approved arms purchases worth $9 billion with the US on Sunday, the New Arab reported. The sizeable deal includes purchases of Chinook choppers, F-35 warplanes and aerial...

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February 14, 2021

Remembering the Bahraini Uprising

Known as the “Forgotten Uprising”, the largely peaceful pro-democracy protests erupted across the tiny island Kingdom of Bahrain ten years ago, only to be faced with a brutal crackdown...
February 14, 2021

Egypt man arrested for attempting to sell infant son on Facebook

An Egyptian dad was nicked by police for attempting to sell his infant son on the social media site Facebook, the New Arab reported. The man, unidentified, claimed he...

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February 14, 2021

Alarm over virus surge in Iran as UK variant spreads

Efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and preempt its fourth wave in Iran have been dampened by a surge in new infections in some provinces and alarming spread...

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