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March 10, 2021

Ethiopia rejects international mediation proposal

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the mediation proposal presented by Egypt and Sudan, stressing the country’s adherence to African mediation. The ministry said that “Ethiopia firmly believes...

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March 10, 2021

Report: Number of illegal settlers up 42% since 2010

The Israeli Jewish settler population in the occupied West Bank has risen 42 per cent since 2010, a new report issued by Israeli human rights groups B’Tselem and Kerem Navot revealed...

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March 10, 2021

Will this month’s Israeli election end the Netanyahu era?

Due to right-wing domination, Israelis find themselves approaching the General Election this month with little real electoral choice. The various right-wing parties reflect the fragmentation on the right and...

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March 10, 2021

Syria increases stipends to fallen soldiers’ families by 500%

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has increased the value of the “annual cash gift card” offered to the families of soldiers who have been killed or wounded in battle, the...

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March 10, 2021

Legislation to strip Algerians of citizenship will stifle dissenting voices

The Algerian government is studying a draft bill which will allow citizenship to be stripped from anyone living abroad who the authorities in Algiers believe is acting against the...

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March 10, 2021

Lebanon anti-gov’t protests escalate as currency plunges

Hundreds of Lebanese demonstrators yesterday blocked roads across the country for the eighth consecutive day in protest against the deteriorating economic and living conditions after the country’s currency plunged...

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March 10, 2021

Tunisia hands ex-president’s brother-in-law prison term

A Tunisian court yesterday sentenced Sami Fehri, owner of the private El Hiwar Ettounsi TV, to eight years in prison, and handed Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of former President Zine El...

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March 10, 2021

UAE FM: Syria’s return to Arab fold ‘inevitable’

UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said yesterday that Syria’s return to the Arab fold is “inevitable”. “The Caesar Act is the biggest challenge facing joint...

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March 10, 2021

Mauritania: ex-president in court on corruption charges

The former President of Mauretania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, appeared in court yesterday on corruption charges, one of more than a hundred defendants including former officials. There was tight...

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March 10, 2021

US hopes Iran will hold direct talks on nuclear program

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that his country hopes that Iran will accept Washington’s offer to hold direct talks over its nuclear program. Speaking to reporters...

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