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April 29, 2021

FM: Turkey fully supports two-state solution in Cyprus

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday that Ankara fully supports the two-state solution to end the dispute over the island of Cyprus. “We fully support the Turkish Cypriots’ vision,...

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April 29, 2021

Syria to invite ‘friendly states’ to observe presidential elections

The Syrian People’s Assembly yesterday agreed to invite friendly Arab and foreign parliaments to observe the presidential elections scheduled in May, local media reported. SANA news agency said the parliaments...

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April 29, 2021

Iran backs Yemen ceasefire after talks with Houthi spokesman

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has met with the spokesman for the Houthi movement, Mohammed Abdul Salam. The meeting took place yesterday during Zarif’s visit to Oman. The minister...

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April 29, 2021

Israel reopens Gaza fishing waters

Israel today announced the reopening of Gaza’s fishing zone after it declared it closed on Monday. Occupation forces had threatened military action in Gaza in addition to reducing access to the...

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April 29, 2021

Ex-Qatar PM warns of impact of US, China competition on Gulf region

Qatar’s former Prime Minister, Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, yesterday warned of the repercussions of the intense competition between the United States and China on the Gulf region’s and...

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April 29, 2021

HRW’s Israel apartheid finding brings justice for the Palestinians one step closer

In a dramatic escalation representative of global outrage against Israel’s tsunami of crimes against the people of occupied Palestine, New York-based Human Rights Watch has released a detailed legal...

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April 29, 2021

Egypt economy loses $23.6bn in 2020

Egypt’s state budget incurred losses of 370 billion Egyptian pounds ($23.6 billion) in 2020 due to the repercussions of the coronavirus outbreak, the finance minister announced yesterday. Mohamed Maait...

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April 29, 2021

Dubai’s air passenger traffic down by 68% in Q1

Dubai International Airport received 5.75 million passengers in the first quarter of 2021, down 67.8 per cent compared to the same period last year due to the spread of...

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April 29, 2021

UAE sends food aid to Egypt

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday sent a plane containing 46 metric tonnes of food to Egypt, as part of the Gulf country’s humanitarian initiatives during the Holy month...

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April 29, 2021

Hamas: External pressure to blame for plans to halt elections

Hamas yesterday said it believes the expected announcement to cancel the Palestinian general elections comes under external pressure, a statement said. “We believe that postponing or cancelling the elections...

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