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December 31, 2020

Report: 300 violations against journalists, media groups in Iraq during 2020

Some 305 violations against journalists and media organisations have been documented in 2020, the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq said yesterday. In a report published on its website,...

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December 31, 2020

Iran to pay $150,000 to families of Ukraine plane downed in error

The Iranian government will pay $150,000 as compensation to the families of each of the 176 victims of the Ukrainian plane downed near Tehran airport in January, IRNA news agency reported yesterday. At...

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December 31, 2020

Iran Quds Force leader slams Saudi-US relations

The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force, Major General Esmail Qaani, criticised Saudi Arabia over what he said was the kingdom’s “subordination to the United States”. Speaking...

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December 31, 2020

Russia to ban tomato imports from Iran over virus fears

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced yesterday that it will impose a temporary ban on importing tomatoes from Iran over the discovery of Tobacco...

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December 31, 2020

Refugee camps contain the hidden victims of Covid-19

With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in late 2019, interest in the plight of the world’s most vulnerable populations, refugees, began to wane. A year later, and it...

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December 31, 2020

Report: UAE companies smuggling Venezuela oil, despite US sanctions

Three companies based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have helped export millions of barrels of crude oil and fuel produced by state-run Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) since...

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December 31, 2020

Report: Poverty will increase in Israel by 8-14% due to coronavirus

The incidence of poverty in Israel will increase by about eight to 14 per cent due to coronavirus, a report published by Taub Centre for Social Policy Studies in Israel. Israeli...

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December 31, 2020

Israel uses Arab normalisers to attack Hamas on Twitter

Israeli occupation authorities have used the social media posts of Arab normalisers to wage attacks on the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, Rai Al-Youm online newspaper reported on Wednesday. Due...

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December 31, 2020

Retrial of Mubarak-era finance minister adjourned

Egypt’s criminal court adjourned until 22 February the retrial of former Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali over corruption charges that date back to his time in office during the era...

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December 31, 2020

Military wings of Palestine factions in Gaza conclude drills

The military wings of all Palestinian factions in Gaza, with the exception of Fatah, on Wednesday, completed a 24-hour military drill codenamed “Strong Cornerstone”, simulating an Israeli offensive on...

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