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March 9, 2021

Palestinians are warning that Israel intends to grant citizenship to Jerusalemites

In recent weeks, Israel has circulated reports that tens of thousands of Palestinians residing in occupied Jerusalem may obtain Israeli citizenship, even though there are 330,000 of them in...

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March 9, 2021

Egypt prohibits COVID-19 vaccine production by local companies

Egypt yesterday barred a number of private pharmaceutical companies from distributing coronavirus vaccines to Egyptian citizens. The health ministry said in a statement that it was the “single entrusted...

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March 9, 2021

Elections under fire are Palestine’s impossible democracy dilemma

Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to declare whether they support or reject the upcoming Palestinian elections which are scheduled for...

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March 9, 2021

The visit of Pope Francis to Iraq raises many questions

Pope Francis visited Iraq last week in what is said to have been the first trip of its kind. It came at a time of exceptionally difficult circumstances which...

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March 9, 2021

Palestinian organisations hope for start of ICC investigation into Israel’s crimes

Palestinian human rights organisations on Sunday expressed their hope that the investigations of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into possible Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territories would begin...

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March 8, 2021

EU seeks more involvement in Cyprus settlement talks

The EU is ready to provide “whatever assistance” it can to Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders and the UN, and it also needs to become involved in the UN-led...

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March 8, 2021

IAEA: Iran enriching with new set of advanced machines at Natanz

Iran has started enriching uranium with a third set of advanced IR-2m centrifuges at its underground plant at Natanz, the UN nuclear watchdog told its member states on Monday,...

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March 8, 2021

US ‘alarmed’ by frequency of attacks on Saudi after Houthis target oil heartland

The United States on Monday expressed alarm at “genuine security threats” to Saudi Arabia from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis and elsewhere in the region after attacks on the heart of...

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March 8, 2021

Iran rejects blame for Israeli Embassy attack

Iran has dismissed reports of its involvement in a recent low-intensity explosion near the Israeli mission in the Indian capital, Anadolu Agency reported. In a detailed statement on Monday, the Iranian...

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March 8, 2021

Libyan parliament convenes to vote on new government

The Libyan parliament’s session kicked off on Monday in Sirte for a vote of confidence on the new interim government, Anadolu Agency reported. The session began in the presence...

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