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December 28, 2020

Morocco, Israel discuss industrial cooperation

Morocco and Israel on Monday discussed prospects for industrial cooperation and partnership in five sectors, an official said, Anadolu reports. “This morning, I conducted remote discussions with my Israeli...

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December 28, 2020

Iran: Government, parliament said close to budget deal

Iran’s government and parliament are close to an agreement on the 2021 budget, ways to counter US sanctions, and COVID-19 vaccine, said the Iranian president on Monday, Anadolu reports....

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December 28, 2020

Turkey reports over 15,000 new COVID-19 infections

Turkey on Monday reported 15,197 more coronavirus infections, including 2,816 symptomatic patients, over the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry, Anadolu reports. The overall caseload exceeded 2.16 million...

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December 28, 2020

Bangladesh relocates more Rohingya to remote island

Bangladesh on Monday began relocating the 2nd batch of Rohingya refugees to a remote island, amid concerns from rights groups, Anadolu reports. Speaking to Anadolu Agency over the phone,...

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December 28, 2020

Lebanon secures COVID-19 vaccines for 20% of its citizens

Lebanon has secured about 2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, which will cover 20% of the country’s nationals, the health minister said on Monday, Reuters reports. Hamad Hassan...

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December 28, 2020

Iran gas company says slashed flow to Iraq over $6 bln debt

Iran’s state gas company said on Monday it had slashed supplies to neighbouring Iraq over arrears of more than $6 billion, after the Iraqi electricity ministry said the cuts...

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December 28, 2020

Turkey welcomes new Yemeni government

Turkey on Sunday welcomed Yemen’s new government after it was sworn in recently in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Anadolu reports. “We hope that this development will contribute to the...

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December 28, 2020

Turkey to raise minimum wage by 21.56% in 2021

Turkey is raising its minimum wage by 21.56% as of Jan. 1, the country’s family, labor and social services minister announced on Monday, Anadolu reports. The net minimum wage for...

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December 28, 2020

Saudi Arabia extends entry ban amid coronavirus variant fears

Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry on Monday extended a ban on entry to the kingdom by air, land and sea for another week amid concerns over a fast-spreading variant of...

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December 28, 2020

Iran: Court sentences Azerbaijani human rights activist

An Iranian court on Monday sentenced an activist to six years in prison for propaganda against the Syrian regime and membership to an opposition front, Anadolu reports. Ali Azizi,...

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