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February 1, 2021

Demonstrators close crossing between Sudan, Ethiopia

Dozens of demonstrators closed a major crossing between Sudan and Ethiopia yesterday to protest against the kidnapping of Sudanese merchants by an Ethiopian militia. The Sudan Tribune reported that angry demonstrators staged...

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February 1, 2021

Tunisia: Ex-president says country witnessing struggle for power

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has criticised what he considered to be a “fight for power” in the country between the president and the parliament, warning that this would...

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February 1, 2021

Egypt opens Gaza crossing for the first time in 2 months

Egypt today reopened the Rafah crossing between the besieged Gaza Strip and the North African nation in both directions for four days. According to a press statement issued by...

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February 1, 2021

Iraq: First female vice governor takes office

The Kurdish Iraqi governorate of Sulaymaniyah has seen its first female vice-governor assume her position. On Sunday Laila Omar became the first woman to hold such a post across...

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February 1, 2021

Tunisia: Ghannouchi says president cannot refuse MP appointments

Tunisia’s president does not have a right to approve or refuse the appointment of government ministers as his role is “symbolic”, Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi said on Saturday. President...

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February 1, 2021

Iran puts alarm siren down to diverted Turkish flight and rainfall

A diverted Turkish flight and a siren sounding out across Tehran caused confusion on Friday, it has been reported. Claims of a Turkish plane crashing in the city were...

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February 1, 2021

Israel accused of stealing resources on Yemen’s Socotra, says minister

The Minister of Transport in Yemen’s Houthi-led government, Zakaria Al-Shami, has claimed that Israel is looting natural resources belonging to the strategic island of Socotra, and has been enabled by the UAE. “The Zionist regime,...

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February 1, 2021

Somalia: 10 killed in Al-Shabab attack on hotel

At least ten people were killed amid the fighting around the Afrik Hotel, strategically located near the heavily fortified Mogadishu airport and often frequented by government officials, opposition politicians,...

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February 1, 2021

Lebanon: Security forces dealt properly with Tripoli protests

The Lebanese Interior Minister, Mohamed Fahmy. said the country’s security services did not commit mistakes in dealing with last week’s protesters in the northern city of Tripoli. The Lebanese...

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February 1, 2021

US failed to achieve tangible results in Syria, says former official

Former US and UN official Jeffrey Feltman has said that his country failed to achieve tangible results in Syria related to Washington’s goals, RT reported on Sunday. Feltman attributed...

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