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January 12, 2021

WHO uses sanctioned Syrian airline to deliver aid to Libya

The World Health Organisation has used an aircraft belonging to the Syrian regime to deliver medical supplies to the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, making it the latest of...

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January 12, 2021

Lebanon: Aoun accuses Hariri of lying about gov’t formation

Lebanese President Michel Aoun was caught on camera yesterday accusing Prime Minister-delegate Saad Hariri of “lying”. The leaked video, which was caught by local television channel Al Jadeed’s camera team, shows...

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January 12, 2021

Controversial anti-Semitism definition ‘not fit for purpose’, concludes new report

Efforts by Britain’s Conservative government to force universities to adopt the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, and to cut their funding if they don’t, have...

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January 12, 2021

Lebanese hoarding food as 11-day, 24-hour lockdown announced

Lebanese people lined up outside supermarkets and grocery stores in the capital Beirut and other cities to stock up on food as the government announced a tightening of its lockdown...

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January 12, 2021

Report: Somalia PM introduces 30% parliament quota for women

Somalia’s prime minister has introduced a quota of 30 per cent female representation in parliament in preparation for the election being held next month, Reuters reported yesterday. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein...

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January 12, 2021

US envoy ‘addicted’ to strengthening Israel occupation, settlement

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has bragged about his support for Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Syrian lands, as well as Israeli settlement, Anadolu news agency reported yesterday. During the...

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January 12, 2021

Trump the banned president

Donald Trump is likely to go down in history not only as the first US president to be impeached twice, but also as the first (and so far only)...

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January 12, 2021

Norway aid group criticises US plan to designate Yemen Houthis as terrorists

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) yesterday criticised the timing of the US State Department’s plan to designate Yemen’s Houthi group as a “terrorist organisation”, saying Yemen is on the...

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January 12, 2021

Iraq rights commission condemns use of violence against Dhi Qar protesters

Iraq’s High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) yesterday condemned the Iraqi security forces’ use of violence against protesters in Dhi Qar Governorate, south of the country, Anadolu news agency reported. Commission...

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January 12, 2021

Palestinians protest UNRWA cuts in Gaza

READ: Humanitarian aid and the two-state compromise spell another round of Palestinian subjugation ...

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