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December 29, 2020

There is a human rights dilemma in the US-Saudi relationship

International human rights law and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia do not sit together easily. A head of state acting as the “custodian” of the two holy mosques in...

Article
December 29, 2020

Israel, UAE working together to close down UNRWA

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are trying to shut down the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) as the agency continues to face...

News
December 29, 2020

Over 270,000 expatriates left Oman in 2020 due to pandemic

More than 270,000 expatriate workers left Oman as a result of the repercussions of the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Sultanate’s National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)...

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December 29, 2020

PA praise for the UN’s pro-colonial stance betrays its own collaboration

In yet another scripted audience, the Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh met the outgoing UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, and made an...

Blog
December 29, 2020

Egypt’s Sisi to attend GCC summit in Riyadh

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will attend the Gulf Cooperation Council’s 41st summit that will be held in Riyadh on 5 January, on an invitation from Saudi King Salman...

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December 29, 2020

Saudi FM to visit Pakistan to discuss strained bilateral ties

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud will lead a high-level delegation, including business leaders, in a visit to Pakistan next month in an effort to discuss recently...

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December 29, 2020

Everything and nothing has changed for Palestine this year

Landmark developments seem to have changed everything and nothing for Palestine this year. The flurry of normalisation deals is one of them and arguably the most significant. In advance...

Article
December 29, 2020

Egypt to build ties with Libya govt to counter Turkey influence

Egypt has decided to be more open to the internationally recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) in an effort to country the Turkish influence in the areas under...

News
December 29, 2020

Iran, Syria plan to establish joint bank

Iran and Syria are planning to create a joint bank in order to expand and deepen bilateral cooperation in trade, make the transfer of money between them more efficient...

News
December 29, 2020

Palestinian Bedouin keeps weaving traditions

A Palestinian woman living in the besieged Gaza Strip has spent the last 40 years keeping Bedouin weaving traditions alive and using gazelle horns to thread wool together....

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