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January 21, 2021

3 killed in Libya navy academy explosion west of Tripoli

Three people were killed on Wednesday when a fire broke out followed by an explosion at an ammunition warehouse at a naval academy in the Janzour region, west of...

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January 21, 2021

As Abbas seeks a safe exit, who’s waiting in the wings?

In January last year, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas refused to issue a decree to hold legislative and presidential elections. He argued that he would not do so until...

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January 21, 2021

Iraq constitution amendment committee proposes reducing parliament members to 180

A member of the Constitutional Amendments Committee of Iraq, Mohsen Al-Saadoun, said Wednesday that the committee has proposed to reduce the number of parliament members from 329 to 180...

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January 21, 2021

Iran welcomes Qatar’s call for regional dialogue, says foreign minister

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Muhammad Javad Zarif, welcomed on Wednesday the Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani’s invitation for a comprehensive dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Council...

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January 21, 2021

Egypt imposes new taxes on cigarettes

Egypt will begin collecting an additional one Egyptian pound ($0.064) for every pack of cigarettes sold in the local market starting July, the state-run General Authority for Health Insurance...

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January 21, 2021

The Israelisation of US foreign policy is hard to reverse

One of the US foreign policy standards is supporting Israel at all levels, even if that means violating international laws and norms. Every new US president, before they are...

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January 21, 2021

Syria and Israel: Between Biden and Putin

Israel has been talking about Syrian messages, indicating Damascus’s desire to normalise relations with it. Meanwhile, Syrian sources from Ankara spoke about a meeting sponsored by Moscow at Khmeimim...

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January 21, 2021

Qatar beats Egypt to lead negotiations with Iran

The Gulf reconciliation between Qatar and the blockading Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Bahrain) was a positive step for the Gulf states. It will help them to...

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January 21, 2021

Saudi Arabia looks for political solutions in Yemen, Syria, Libya

The Saudi government announced on Tuesday that it is looking to achieve security and stability in the region, as well as supporting political solutions in Yemen, Syria and Libya....

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January 21, 2021

US diplomat thanks Algeria 40 years after release from detention in Iran

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the US embassy hostages in Iran, one of the freed diplomats Ambassador John Limbert has sent a letter...

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