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March 10, 2021

Turkey: 5 jailed for life over Russia envoy’s killing

Ankara’s High Criminal Court has sentenced five people to life in prison following the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey in 2016, Anadolu reports. Andrei Karlov was shot dead by an off-duty...

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March 10, 2021

Iran ready for prisoner swap with US, says official

Iran is ready to exchange all prisoners with the United States, government spokesman Ali Rabiei announced yesterday. “We are ready to exchange all inmates,” Rabiei told reporters, noting that...

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March 10, 2021

Could the hostility between Morocco and Algeria descend into a full-blown conflict?

Though relations between the “brotherly countries” have never been without hiccups, Morocco and Algeria’s chilly ties have given way to open hostility over the past few months. The main...

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March 10, 2021

Minister: Total blackout in Lebanon from April if fuel funds not secured

The Lebanese care-taker Energy Minister, Raymond Ghajar, yesterday warned that the country faces a total power outage at the end of the month if the funds needed to purchase...

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March 10, 2021

Do the Palestinians need ‘renewed legitimacy’?

Supporters of the Palestinian elections are repeatedly using the phrase “renewed legitimacy” and claiming it is essential, but the truth is that this is nothing more than additional confusion...

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March 10, 2021

PA to provide all data needed to speed up ICC probe into Israel crimes

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh yesterday stressed that the PA is to cooperate with the ICC in providing all data needed to speed up investigations to bring the...

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March 10, 2021

Russia welcomes US intention to return to Iran deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov yesterday welcomed the US’ intention to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, Anadolu reported. Speaking at a...

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March 10, 2021

Egypt man arrested for alleged assault on 7-year-old girl

Egypt has arrested a man who was allegedly caught on CCTV assaulting a seven-year-old girl. The footage, which circulated on social media on Monday, caused outrage. It is not...

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March 10, 2021

MEMO in conversation with Omar Abu Layla

The Syrian revolution broke out 10 years ago after the Assad regime security forces kidnapped and tortured some boys and then proceeded to crack down on peaceful protestors. The...
March 10, 2021

Saudi to test Egypt labour force before granting visas

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labour has imposed new conditions on the recruitment of Egyptian workers, the official spokesman of the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower, Haitham Saad Eddin, revealed yesterday....

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