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January 7, 2021

Iraq president: Army cannot be built without restricting weapons to others

Iraqi President Barham Salih said yesterday that it is not possible to build a national army without restricting weapons which are in the hands of state agencies, Anadolu news agency reported....

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January 7, 2021

Iraq DM warns of ‘civil war’ is attacks on diplomatic missions do not stop

Iraqi Defence Minister Juma Inad yesterday warned that his country would be dragged into “civil war” if missile attacks on diplomatic missions did not stop. “Targeting the Green Zone...

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January 7, 2021

Ex-Iran president warns of plan for a destructive war in Middle East, Gulf

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday warned President Hassan Rouhani of what he called a “new destructive war” planned in the Middle East and the Gulf. “All developments,...

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January 7, 2021

Why did Hamas change its position on the Palestinian elections?

Ismail Haniyeh’s message to President Mahmoud Abbas included Hamas’s agreement to hold legislative, presidential and Palestinian National Council elections, respectively, within six months of the issuance of the election...

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January 7, 2021

UN official: Unsure chemical weapons completely eliminated from Syria

The United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said the international community cannot yet have full confidence that Syria’s chemical weapons programme has been eliminated. Speaking before...

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January 7, 2021

Sudan’s electricity tariffs increase aims to cover deficit, says minister

Increasing electricity tariffs was the “alternative” on offer to the country’s finance ministry to cover domestic electricity demands, Sudanese Energy Minister, Khairy Abdel Rahman, announced yesterday. “Electricity subsidy cuts...

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January 7, 2021

Qatar finance minister visits Egypt for first time since Gulf blockade

Qatari Finance Minister Ali Al-Emadi along with a delegation arrived on Tuesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo for the first time since the start of the Gulf blockade in...

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January 7, 2021

Egypt refers 1,112 to public prosecutor for violating covid measures

Egypt’s Interior Ministry has referred 1,112 people to the public prosecution after they refused to pay the 50 Egyptian pounds ($3.19) fine for violating precautionary covid measures. On Sunday,...

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January 7, 2021

Can the EU ever have boots on the ground in Libya?

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, in a letter to member states dated 31 December, asked regional blocs to nominate observers to monitor Libya’s shaky ceasefire and arms...

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January 7, 2021

Israel uproots thousands of trees from Palestinian lands in West Bank

Israeli occupation forces yesterday uprooted thousands of olive trees in the West Bank’s central occupied city of Salfit. Eyewitnesses told the media that occupation forces closed the “western side...

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