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December 1, 2020

Palestinian groups urge officials to cut Israel talks

Palestinian groups in Gaza urged the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Tuesday to reverse a decision to resume talks with Israel and instead accomplish Palestinian intra-reconciliation, reports Anadolu Agency. “The...

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December 1, 2020

Swedish-Iranian scientist may face imminent execution, say rights groups

Swedish-Iranian scientist Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death in Iran on espionage charges, may face imminent execution, rights groups said on Tuesday. “On 1 December, a judge said Ahmadreza was...

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December 1, 2020

Saudi minister rejects Iranian accusation on scientist’s killing

Saudi Arabia’s minister of state for foreign affairs on Tuesday criticised Iran’s foreign minister for implicating Riyadh in the killing of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. “Iranian Foreign...

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December 1, 2020

In crippled Lebanon, are refugees being left behind?

“First I lost my home in Aleppo, and then I lost my home in Beirut.” As Lebanon grapples with a worsening economic crisis, COVID-19 and the aftermath of August’s...

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December 1, 2020

French Formula One driver ‘saw death coming’ in fiery Bahrain GP crash

French Formula One driver Romain Grosjean said he thought of Niki Lauda’s fiery crash and willed himself to get out of his burning Haas for the sake of his...

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December 1, 2020

UAE finds its voice within OPEC, complicating oil diplomacy

The United Arab Emirates came out of OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia’s shadow this week by demanding better adherence with oil supply cuts, effectively delaying the latest strategy decision by...

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December 1, 2020

Turkey braces itself for the Biden era with more challenges ahead

One of the leading assistants of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, and a founder of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), resigned last week from the government’s high...

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December 1, 2020

Home raids against Palestinians are dehumanising, aim to break their spirit, Israel rights groups say

A report published last week by Israeli human rights groups condemned the Israeli military’s illegal invasions of Palestinian homes, suggesting the practice is in violation of international law. Based on two...

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December 1, 2020

Israel dismisses Arab lawsuit by citing Jewish Nation-State Law

An Israeli court used the country’s nation-state law to reject a lawsuit by two Arab schoolchildren yesterday, further dividing the country along lines of ethnic and religious identity. The...

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December 1, 2020

Mystery in Algeria one month after president’s hospitalisation

One month after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was flown to Germany for urgent coronavirus treatment, mystery still surrounds his condition. Questions and rumours about the fate of the country...

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