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February 5, 2021

UN official urges end to Syria chemical weapons impunity

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs urged the Security Council on Wednesday to put an end to the impunity enjoyed by Syria in its use of chemical weapons. Izumi...

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February 5, 2021

Egypt political detainees call on US’ Biden to end their suffering

Scores of political prisoners detained in Egypt have urged US President Joe Biden to look into human rights violations in Egypt and end their suffering in prison. In a...

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February 5, 2021

UK-GCC partnership ‘post-Brexit priority,’ says MP

A Conservative Party MP said on Thursday that Britain regards a commercial partnership with the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as one of its top priorities post-Brexit....

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February 5, 2021

IMF: Middle East economies to grow by 3.1% in 2021

The economies of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will grow by 3.1 per cent during 2021, compared to 2020’s 3.8 per cent contraction due...

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February 5, 2021

Israel demolishes electricity network in occupied West Bank

Israeli occupation forces yesterday demolished a home and an electricity network in the West Bank’s southern city of Hebron. WAFA reported that Israeli bulldozers raided Beit Awwa town, near...

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February 5, 2021

Rabat denounces Spain’s police brutality against Morocco minors

The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday summoned Spain’s ambassador to Rabat to protest the Spanish police aggression against Moroccan minors in an immigration detention centre. This came...

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February 5, 2021

Somalia declares state of emergency over locust swarms

Somalia has declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a new generation of desert locust swarms that have caused major damage to farmlands. On its official Twitter account,...

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February 5, 2021

Russia FM calls for expulsion of White Helmets from Jordan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi to expel members of the Syria Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, from Jordan, during a...

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February 5, 2021

Tunisia: Saied pledges to continue fighting terrorism

Tunisian President Kais Saied has pledged on Thursday to continue the fight against terrorism and to confront whoever attacks his country. This came during a memorial service for the...

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February 5, 2021

Anti-Hezbollah activist found dead in southern Lebanon

Anti-Hezbollah activist Luqman Salim has been found dead in his car on Thursday, south of Lebanon. This is the first murder of a prominent anti-Hezbollah activist in years. Two security...

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