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December 22, 2020

Luxembourg bank helped UAE’s MBZ bypass US sanctions, attack Qatar, report reveals

A report by Bloomberg News has uncovered further details of the sordid relationship between UAE Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed and the Luxembourg-based private bank, Banque Havilland. A trove of emails, documents,...

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December 22, 2020

The international narrative about Gaza, the illegal blockade and Covid-19

Politicians are portraying Palestine in terms of a state of emergency, while avoiding any public recognition of the fact that colonialism has created permanent instability there that is exacerbated...

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December 22, 2020

Hamas: ‘Arab veto to prevent us from joining PLO’

Hamas revealed, on Sunday, the existence of a “veto” by some Arab parties on the movement’s entry to the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). Hosam Badran, head of Hamas’ national...

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December 22, 2020

Syria, Russia discuss obtaining covid vaccine

Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal Mekdad announced that his country is discussing with Russia the possibility of obtaining the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine named “Sputnik V”. Speaking to Sputnik news agency,...

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December 22, 2020

Israeli submarine uses Suez Canal, sending clear message to Iran

An Israeli submarine passed through the Suez Canal last week in what is seen as a clear message to Iran, according to a report yesterday by Kan News citing...

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December 22, 2020

Egypt has at least 10 times more covid cases than official figures show, medical group official says

A member of Egypt’s Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus has said that coronavirus infection numbers in Egypt are at least ten times higher than what has been announced by...

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December 22, 2020

Iran condemns missile attack on US embassy in Iraq

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday denounced the missile attack on the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, describing it as “unacceptable”. A spokesman for the Iranian...

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December 22, 2020

Nigeria pirates release Lebanon, Egypt hostages

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday announced the release of three of its citizens who had been kidnapped by Nigerian pirates off the coast of Nigeria in late...

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December 22, 2020

UAE suspend flights to, from Saudi Arabia over mutated covid strain

Emirati airlines yesterday suspended flights to and from Saudi Arabia following Riyadh’s decision to suspend all international commercial flights for a week over a new, more infectious COVID-19 strain....

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December 22, 2020

US provides $500m to Israel under national covid relief bill

The United States has passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill to support industries and workers affected by the ongoing pandemic, of which hundreds of millions of dollars have...

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