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January 14, 2021

Yemen: Aden airport attack carried out by Houthi rebels

The Houthi rebel group was behind last month’s deadly attack on Aden airport, Yemen’s government announced on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. At least 28 people were killed and more than 100...

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January 14, 2021

Yemen’s Houthis won’t abandon peace efforts over US designation, says chief negotiator

Yemen’s Houthi movement will not walk away from peace talks with the United Nations and Saudi Arabia despite the US decision to designate the Iran-aligned group as a foreign...

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January 14, 2021

Saudi minister denounces in Moscow Iran’s ‘interventions’ in Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday denounced Iran’s “interventions” in the Middle East region, after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Reuters reports. Speaking at a...

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January 14, 2021

Russia: US terror label on Houthis may have negative effect

The US decision to declare Houthis rebels, who fought the central government in Yemen’s civil, a “terrorist organisation” could negatively affect the political process, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

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January 14, 2021

Israel approves new US Embassy building in Jerusalem

The Israeli District Planning and Building Committee in Jerusalem has announced its approval for the construction of a new US Embassy building in the city, AP has reported. The...

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January 14, 2021

Pompeo: Trump should win Nobel prize for Middle East peace

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has suggested that outgoing President Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting harmony between Arab countries and Israel. This comes...

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January 14, 2021

Covid diplomacy: Turkey sends 20,000 doses of vaccine to Northern Cyprus

Turkey will send 20,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), the country’s top health official said yesterday. According to Anadolu’s Northern Cyprus office,...

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January 14, 2021

China firm completes first tower in Egypt’s new capital

The first office tower in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (NAC) has been completed, according to China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC). The C08 building, which is one of two...

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January 14, 2021

Mladenov’s parting message endorses Trump’s poisonous normalisation legacy

The UN has mastered the art of dissociating itself from colonisation, especially that which it has supported through international consensus. Former UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace...

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January 14, 2021

Refugee housed in decrepit UK house: ‘Hull is the same as Iraq’

A refugee who arrived in the UK after fleeing Iraq has said that “life in Hull is the same as in Iraq.” The United Nations moved Intesar Hassan, 55,...

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