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January 28, 2021

Iraq’s Sadr: Pressure is being exerted on Sunni provinces for electoral gains

Some “parties” in Iraq have been exerting “pressure” on Sunni provinces under the pretext of fighting terrorism for “electoral gains”, Shia Iraqi leader Muqtada Al-Sadr said. “Some political parties...

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January 28, 2021

Iran envoy at UN says Islamic Republic won’t hesitate to defend itself

Iran’s Ambassador to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic will not hesitate to defend itself against any attack and will respond forcefully to...

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January 28, 2021

Amnesty launches campaign to release detained activists in Egypt

Amnesty International yesterday launched an online campaign to demand the immediate release of activists and human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily arrested in Egypt. The campaign marks the...

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January 28, 2021

Israel: IDF chief of staff criticised for challenging US over Iran

The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Aviv Kochavi, has been criticised for challenging the US administration over rejoining the Iran nuclear deal known as the...

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January 28, 2021

Biden suspends arms deals to Saudi Arabia, UAE

The US administration of President Joe Biden has temporarily suspended the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in a significant move against the two...

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January 28, 2021

Israel warns Hamas in West Bank not to participate in elections

Israeli intelligence services have started to warn Hamas officials in the occupied West Bank not to participate in the upcoming Palestinian elections, sources within the movement revealed on Wednesday....

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January 28, 2021

What are Palestinian voters asking for?

When Hamas won the 2006 elections, Israel imposed a siege on Ismail Haniyeh’s government. The siege was supported by the US, the EU and Arab countries, as no major...

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January 28, 2021

Iran opposes presence of foreign forces in Armenia

Armenia’s territorial integrity is a “red line” for Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned yesterday. Zarif’s remarks came during a meeting with his Armenian counterpart, Ara Aivazyan,...

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January 28, 2021

Iraq: PMF, Daesh clashes escalate in Western desert

Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) yesterday announced that their military confrontations with Daesh in the desert of the country’s western province of Anbar had escalated.”Clashes broke out between Daesh...

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January 28, 2021

Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings continue in Geneva

The fifth round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings are continuing for the third consecutive day in the Swiss city of Geneva, local media reported yesterday. The third day’s...

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