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December 16, 2020

IMF requires more economic efforts from Jordan

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Jordan’s “monetary policy should remain supportive given the still-fragile economy” calling for more efforts “to preserve stability...

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December 16, 2020

Israel agrees to extradite sex abuse suspect to Australia

The Israeli Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Malka Leifer could be extradited to Australia over legal claims accusing her of sexually abusing students when she ran a secondary school...

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December 16, 2020

Al-Ghanim elected speaker of Kuwait’s parliament for third time

Kuwait’s National Assembly has elected Marzouq Al-Ghanim to be its speaker for the third time, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported yesterday. Al-Ghanim, who received 33 votes compared to rival Badr Al-Humaidi’s...

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December 16, 2020

Hamas condemns new US sanctions on Turkey officials

Hamas today condemned the US’ imposition of sanctions on Turkish officials over the country’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system. In a statement published on the movement’s website, head of Hamas’...

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December 16, 2020

Torturing children is normal for Israel

In 2018, veteran Palestine solidarity campaigner and Jewish anti-Zionist Tony Greenstein was expelled from the Labour Party after being smeared as an anti-Semite. As has been seen so often...

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December 16, 2020

3 explosions target liquor stores in Iraq’s Baghdad

Three separate simultaneous bombs targeted liquor stores west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, causing material damages, the Iraqi security media cell said. The Iraqi Defence Ministry’s Media Cell said...

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December 16, 2020

2 Sudan consuls seek asylum in UK

The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed regret after two assistants of the military attaché at the Sudanese embassy in London applied for political asylum in the UK...

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December 16, 2020

Report: Daesh, Yemen’s Houthis top list of detainees of journalists

Yemen Houthis have topped the list of groups who kidnap journalists and use them as bargaining chips, coming only second to Daesh, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a...

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December 16, 2020

Iran parliament approves amendment to presidential election law

The Iranian parliament approved the amendment of the presidential election law, whereby anyone who holds a nationality other than the Iranian one or resides in another country, either now...

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December 16, 2020

Lebanon’s parliament speaker: ‘Govt formation completely stalled’

The path to forming a new Lebanese government is completely blocked, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in statements published yesterday, adding that he hopes that French President Emmanuel Macron...

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