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February 3, 2021

MEMO in conversation with Nasser Weddady

MEMO conversation live caught up with Mauritanian opposition activists, Middle East and North African consultant and entrepreneur Nasser Weddady. We opened with a discussion on the prosecution of former...

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February 3, 2021

Iran calls on EU to mediate for return of nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the EU could mediate between the Islamic Republic and the US to reinstate the nuclear deal which was scrapped by former...

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February 3, 2021

The Western response to the coup in Myanmar exposes its fickle support for democracy

The situation in Myanmar is fluid, and all scenarios are possible following the military coup. It is worth looking, therefore, at generalisations about coups rather than specifics, from an...

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February 3, 2021

Minister: Lebanon raises price of subsidised bread by 20%

Lebanon has increased the price of subsidised bread and flour by 20 per cent for the fourth time in less than a year despite residents experiencing the worst economic...

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February 3, 2021

Under pressure, Israel army agrees to alliance with US

During political-security discussions, Chief of General Staff of Israeli Aviv Kochavi has agreed on forming a defence alliance with the US, Arabs48 reported yesterday. The Arab site reported Haaretz saying that Kochavi agreed...

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February 3, 2021

EU warns Kosovo against opening embassy in Jerusalem

The EU yesterday warned Kosovo against opening its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, Shehab news agency reported Israeli media saying. According to the news site, the Times of Israel reported that the EU...

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February 3, 2021

US reimposes tariffs on UAE aluminium imports

US President Joe Biden yesterday reimposed tariffs on aluminium imports from the United Arab Emirates, reversing a last-minute decision by his predecessor, Donald Trump. The ten per cent tariff...

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February 3, 2021

Putting the Palestinians in the diaspora on the electoral and political map

With Palestinian elections due to begin May, we await with interest the outcome of the factions’ meeting in Cairo on Saturday, especially with regard to reconciliation and how the...

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February 3, 2021

UN: 600 Yemen families displaced in January

Some 600 families were displaced in Yemen last month, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced yesterday. “From 01 January 2021 to 30 January 2021, 593 households, about 3,558...

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February 3, 2021

Sudan: Hamdok receives Forces of Freedom and Change’s list of government candidates

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday received the list of nominations that contained 17 candidates from the Forces of Freedom and Change alliance (FFC), member of the ruling coalition, for...

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