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March 12, 2021

Algerian president sets June 12 for early legislative elections

Algerian President Abelmadjid Tebboune has set June 12 for early legislative elections, the presidency said on Thursday, after announcing the dissolution of the lower house of parliament last month,...

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March 12, 2021

Step up trials of Syrian war criminals, UN rights chief says

The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday urged countries to step up trials in their national courts against suspected war criminals in Syria as the conflict marks its...

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March 11, 2021

France: Lebanon’s politicians show no sign of saving their country

France’s foreign minister said on Thursday time was running out to prevent Lebanon collapsing and that he could see no sign that the country’s politicians were doing what they...

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March 11, 2021

Palestinians receive 40,000 COVID-19 vaccines from UAE

Palestinians received 40,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday, a donation by the United Arab Emirates that could boost a long-time rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

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March 11, 2021

Iran, Turkey slam Iraq’s KRG over controversial postage stamp

Iran and Turkey denounced on Wednesday Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) over attempting to print a commemorative postage stamp to mark the visit of Pope Francis. “What has been...

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March 11, 2021

Garment factory fire kills at least 20 in Egypt

At least 20 people were killed and 24 others injured in Egypt on Thursday when a fire broke out in a garment factory north of Cairo, the local governor’s...

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March 11, 2021

Turkey plans to vaccinate 50m people before autumn

Turkey plans to vaccinate 50 million people against COVID-19 by autumn in order to combat the spread of coronavirus, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday, after the number...

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March 11, 2021

Over 500 animals found in world’s ‘oldest pet cemetery’ in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what is believed to be the oldest-known pet cemetery in the world. The burial site which dates back nearly 2,000 years was discovered at...

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March 11, 2021

New mass grave found in Libya’s Tarhouna

A new mass grave has been found in the Libyan city of Tarhouna, located to the south of Tripoli, the Libyan government has said. Tarhouna was a stronghold of...

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March 11, 2021

Qatar makes first shipment of oil to UAE since 2017

Qatar exported its first shipment of oil to a neighboring country in the Arab Gulf since Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain imposed an economic embargo in 2017, Bloomberg reports. According...

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