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February 1, 2021

Lebanon army arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians linked to Daesh

Lebanon’s army said on Monday it had arrested 18 people, some Lebanese and others Syrian, with links to Daesh, Reuters reports. The arrests came in “field operations” that took place...

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February 1, 2021

State media: Iran tests new satellite launcher

Iran said on Monday it had successfully tested a satellite launcher to help achieve its “most powerful rocket engine”, in a move likely to trigger protests from the United...

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February 1, 2021

Israel army: ‘Israeli drone crashed in Lebanon’

The Israeli army said on Monday that a drone crashed in Lebanon’s territory, Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement, the army’s spokesman Avichay Adraee said: “A short while ago, an Israeli...

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February 1, 2021

US: Iran close to having enough material to make nuke

Iran could obtain enough material to create a nuclear bomb within a matter of weeks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cautioned Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. Blinken, in an interview with...

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February 1, 2021

Qatar to increase annual aid to Gaza by 50%

The Qatari government announced yesterday it would increase its financial assistance to the Gaza Strip from an estimated $240 million to $360 million a year. “This grant will be...

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February 1, 2021

Israel, Kosovo to establish ties in virtual meeting

The foreign ministers of Israel and Kosovo will today hold a virtual ceremony to establish diplomatic ties, the Times of Israel reports. Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla announced that she and...

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February 1, 2021

Bahrain jails 18 men for forming Iran-backed cell

Bahrain’s High Criminal Court jailed 18 men yesterday for being part of an alleged Iranian-supported terrorist cell. According to Akhbar Al-Khaleej, the convicts, all Bahraini citizens were sentenced between five...

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February 1, 2021

Israel ‘should stop playing games’ in normalisation dispute, say Turkey officials

Ankara is becoming increasingly frustrated at Tel Aviv for “playing games” by stalling the normalisation of relations and accusing Turkey of hosting a Hamas secret cell, Turkish officials have said....

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February 1, 2021

30 tents destroyed as flooding hits Syria refugee camp

Refugee camps in Syria’s northwestern Afrin province flooded due to heavy rain, causing tents to become unusable, Anadolu reported. Heavy rain hit the area on Saturday night, gaining momentum yesterday and...

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February 1, 2021

Palestine and the election game (Part 2)

Read part 1 here After the terrible defeat of the Six-Day War in June 1967, the Egyptians woke from the shock and, typically, mocked the tragedy in their jokes. They...

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