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May 7, 2021

Turkey: foreign minister to visit Saudi for first time since 2017

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is expected to visit Saudi Arabia for talks next week, as the two regional powers ramp up efforts to mend ties that have become...

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May 7, 2021

Iraq’s Kurdish region: PKK attacked our forces

A commander in Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s army said the Peshmerga forces repelled an attack by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters in the Sidakan area. The commander...

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May 7, 2021

Lebanon president asks for Europe’s help to recover smuggled funds

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has asked French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, for help to recover funds which have been smuggled out of the country, in an effort to...

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May 7, 2021

EU calls on Israel to reverse decision to expand settlements in occupied West Bank

The European Union called on Wednesday for Israel to reverse its decision to build new housing units in Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. It added that the...

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May 7, 2021

Qatar orders arrest of finance minister on corruption charges

The Prosecutor’s Office in Qatar has announced that it has ordered the arrest of finance minister Ali Sharif Al-Emadi on corruption charges. The move was made public in a...

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May 7, 2021

Rights group: Water level in Euphrates River falls by 5m

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the water level in the Euphrates River has dramatically decreased over the past few weeks, threatening the lives and livelihoods of...

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May 7, 2021

Algeria: 20 years in jail awaits those who try to obstruct legislative election

Algeria’s Minister of Justice, Belkacem Zeghmati, has presented a draft bill to the government covering election crimes and their stipulated penalties, local media have reported. If passed into law,...

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May 7, 2021

Egypt private sector continues to shrink for fifth month

Egypt’s non-oil private sector shrank for a fifth month in April amid a drop in sales and employment, American-British research company, IHS Markit, announced yesterday. IHS’s Purchasing Managers’ Index...

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May 7, 2021

Jordan appoints new director to king’s office

Jordan yesterday appointed Jafar Hassan as director of the Office of King Abdullah II. Royal Decrees also announced that the resignation of Haifa Khraisha from her position as Adviser to...

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May 7, 2021

UN coordinator concerned by surge in West Bank tension

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, is “deeply concerned” by the tension in the occupied West Bank and Israeli attempts to expel Palestinians...

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