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January 24, 2021

Yemen’s warring sides resume prisoner swap talks in Jordan

Yemen’s Houthi group and Saudi-backed government who have been at war for almost six years began fresh UN-backed negotiations on a prisoner exchange on Sunday, United Nations and Yemeni...

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January 24, 2021

Egypt to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday

Egypt will begin coronavirus vaccinations on Sunday, beginning with medical staff, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said in recorded comments on Saturday, Reuters reports. On Friday, Egypt recorded 748 new cases...

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January 23, 2021

Discover the Heart of Chechnya, Russia

Ravaged by two devastating wars in the 1990s, Grozny, the capital city of the Republic of Chechnya, became known as ‘the most destroyed city on earth’. For the past...

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January 23, 2021

Turkey arrests 72 suspects over migrant smuggling

Turkish security forces on Saturday arrested at least 72 suspected human traffickers in operations based in the country’s commercial hub Istanbul, Anadolu Agency reports. Police arrested 72 suspects after...

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January 23, 2021

Iran’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout to start in February

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country’s vaccination campaign against the coronavirus pandemic is likely to roll out in February with imported vaccines, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking at...

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January 23, 2021

Land mine in Somali capital kills at least 5

At least five people including soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Saturday when a bomb blast hit a vehicle carrying a former Somali lawmaker in the capital...

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January 23, 2021

Iraq says 3 rockets fired at Baghdad airport

Three rockets struck the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, according to the Iraqi Defence Ministry on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. A ministry statement said two rockets landed outside the...

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January 23, 2021

Saudi-led coalition destroys air target aimed at Riyadh

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Saturday it shot down an air target fired towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Anadolu Agency reports. The coalition did not give further details,...

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January 23, 2021

‘Turkey hopes to find solutions in talks with Greece’

Turkey’s defence chief expressed hope that lawful solutions to bilateral issues will be found during talks with Greece starting in Istanbul next week, Anadolu Agency reports. “In talks with...

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January 23, 2021

Ronaldo turns down multi-million Saudi advertising deal

Portuguese and Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo has turned down a multi-million advertising offer from the Saudi Arabia tourism authority. According to The Telegraph Sport, the football star was offered...

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