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February 7, 2021

Iran unveils second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine

Iran on Sunday unveiled its second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, based on a recombinant protein that can be injected or inhaled, Anadolu Agency reported. The COV-Pars vaccine, developed by the...

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February 7, 2021

UAE temporarily restricts COVID-19 vaccinations to elderly, chronic diseases

The United Arab Emirates will temporarily only vaccinate residents and citizens who are elderly or who have certain health conditions, Reuters quoted the state media as saying on Sunday....

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February 7, 2021

Saudi-led coalition says intercepted Houthi armed drone attack

The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said it had intercepted and destroyed an armed drone on Sunday launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards southern Saudi Arabia, reports...

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February 7, 2021

US Blinken, Saudi foreign minister discuss Yemen, human rights

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Friday discussed issues ranging from regional security to human rights and the war in Yemen, the State...

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February 7, 2021

Sudan Minister – Filling Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam in July threatens Sudan’s security

Any unilateral step by Ethiopia to fill its hydropower project, called the Renaissance Dam, in July would directly threaten Sudan’s national security, Sudanese Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Yasser...

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February 7, 2021

ICC ruling brings hope for Palestine, dismay for Israel

Many Palestinians see a ruling by the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories as a belated chance of justice for victims of Israeli attacks,...

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February 7, 2021

Bahrain says it foiled ‘terrorist plots’ to bomb two bank ATMs

Bahrain security services foiled “terrorist plots” to bomb two ATMs belonging to a national bank, Reuters reported the interior ministry as saying on Saturday. The bombs had been placed...

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February 7, 2021

British academics reject UK government’s ‘working definition of antisemitism’

The following is the full text of a letter published and co-signed by over five dozen British academics, rejecting the UK government’s adoption of the IHRA’s ‘working definition of...

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February 7, 2021

Activists in Beirut protest killing of Hezbollah critic Luqman Salim

Around a hundred activists rallied in downtown Beirut on Saturday to protest the killing of prominent Hezbollah critic Luqman Salim and to demand a transparent investigation. Salim, a Shia...

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February 7, 2021

Iran top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal

Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance...

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