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January 14, 2021

Egypt’s private sector is squeezed by the army’s hold over the economy

The Egyptian Minister of Finance, Dr Mohamed Maait, has confirmed that the country is set to witness a greater role for the private sector in economic development, as it...

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January 14, 2021

Israel MK threatens to destroy Iran nuclear program if US returns to deal

An Israeli minister in the ruling Likud party has warned that if the United States is to return to the Iran nuclear deal under the new administration of President-elect...

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January 14, 2021

Shia cleric calls for Iraq to find alternative for Iran gas

Influential Shia Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr has called for Iraq to find an alternative to Iranian gas used to operate electricity plants after imports were halted due to the debt...

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January 14, 2021

EX-HRW director calls on Egypt to release elderly prisoners

Executive Director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), Sarah Leah Whitson, yesterday called on Egyptian authorities to release elderly prisoners. In a video posted on Twitter by Batel Campaign, Whitson said: “I am speaking today...

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January 14, 2021

The ‘Munich Quartet’ should continue to remind them; it may help some

The fourth meeting of the “Munich Quartet” — Germany, Jordan, Egypt and France — ended in Cairo this week. It was mainly concerned with the Palestinian issue. The fifth...

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January 14, 2021

Gaza aid worker attends 154th court hearing in Israel

Former Gaza aid worker, Mohammad El-Halabi, is attending his 154th court hearing in Israel, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club (PPC) said yesterday. The 42-year-old, who was the director of World...

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January 14, 2021

Israel: Hundreds protest against adjournment of Netanyahu’s trial

Hundreds rallied in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house yesterday, protesting against the adjournment of his trial, Anadolu reported. According to the Israeli Public Broadcaster Kan, the protesters held posters...

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January 14, 2021

Envoy: Sudan army seized 9 Ethiopia camps

The Ethiopian Ambassador to Sudan Yibtalal Amero yesterday accused the Sudanese army of seizing nine camps inside Ethiopian territory, Anadolu Agency reported. “We were surprised by the Sudanese army’s attacks on...

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January 14, 2021

Russia ship captain ‘shocked’ by Interpol red notice after Lebanon port blast

Boris Prokoshev, the captain of the ship that carried the ammonium nitrate that led to an explosion at Beirut port in August, said he was “shocked” to learn that...

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January 14, 2021

This is what President Biden will not do in the Middle East

On 20 January, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. This will end four years of Donald Trump’s foreign policy that has...

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