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February 1, 2021

Gaza to open local markets after a 5-month closure

Gaza’s Interior Ministry yesterday said it would reopen the enclave’s local markets this week after over five months of closures. “Local markets will reopen on 7 February all week,...

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February 1, 2021

UAE launches global covid vaccine distribution drive

Dubai yesterday launched a new initiative to speed up the distribution of coronavirus vaccines around the world. The Dubai Media Office announced that the initiative was sponsored by UAE...

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February 1, 2021

Biden has yet to call Netanyahu

US President Joe Biden has apparently called many world leaders since his inauguration on 20 January, but he has yet to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, news agencies...

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January 31, 2021

10 people killed in terror attacks in north Syria

At least 10 people were killed and 24 others wounded in terror attacks in the northern al-Bab and Azaz towns in Syria on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. A bomb mounted on...

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January 31, 2021

Lebanon’s oldest lawmaker dies from coronavirus

Lebanon’s oldest lawmaker Michel Murr died from the coronavirus on Sunday at the age of 89, according to the official Lebanese News Agency, Anadolu Agency reports. Local media said...

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January 31, 2021

UAE: The scramble for the Horn of Africa

Since the 2011 Arab Spring the United Arab Emirates has been taking an active role in a number of hotspots from Egypt, Libya to Yemen. The Gulf nation has...

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January 31, 2021

Delegation from Yemen separatists flies to Russia

A high-level delegation from the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen flew to Moscow on Sunday for talks with Russian officials, Anadolu Agency reports. The delegation, led by STC chairman...

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January 31, 2021

Iran’s Zarif meets Taliban, calls for inclusive government

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Sunday called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, during talks with a visiting Taliban delegation in Tehran, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking during...

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January 31, 2021

Pope Francis to meet Iraq’s top Shia cleric on March visit

Pope Francis is set for a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during a trip to Iraq planned for March, the patriarch of...

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January 31, 2021

Pandemic claims 35 lives in Libya

The coronavirus pandemic claimed 35 lives in Libya and caused one fatality in Bahrain on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Libya’s National Center for Disease Control said in a statement that the...

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