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November 25, 2020

Saudi Arabia pardons convicts sentenced with ‘discretionary flogging’

Saudi Arabia has issued “supreme directives” to pardon all convicts found guilty of crimes that require “discretionary flogging”, local media reported yesterday. Saudi Okaz newspaper said the pardon includes rulings issued...

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November 25, 2020

Hamas criticises Fatah for resuming security cooperation with Israel

Hamas yesterday criticised its rival Fatah movement after it decided to resume security cooperation with the Israeli occupation. On Facebook, Hamas official spokesman Abul-Latif Al-Qanou wrote: “Palestinians do not...

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November 25, 2020

Jordan demands international pressure to stop Israel settlement expansion

Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman Daifallah Al-Fayez yesterday condemned Israel’s approval of 540 new settlement units in the illegal settlement of Har Homa in occupied East Jerusalem, Safa news agency reported. Al-Fayez stressed...

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November 25, 2020

Gantz: Israel ready for settlement with Hamas

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz announced that the occupation state is willing to reach a settlement with Hamas and improve conditions for the residents of the Gaza Strip. In...

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November 25, 2020

Iraq seeks $2bn in upfront payment for crude to face financial crisis

Iraq asked oil importers to pay $2 billion upfront payments for crude supplies as part of long-term contracts, as a result of its suffocating financial crisis. Bloomberg reported that Iraq...

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November 25, 2020

Rights groups demand UK end Saudi, UAE arms sales

Two human rights groups called on Britain to stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE in light of their ongoing involvement in the war in Yemen. A...

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November 24, 2020

6 Somali special forces soldiers killed in IED attack

Six members of Somalia’s Danab special forces were killed in an al-Shabaab bomb attack late Monday, security forces in the Horn of Africa nation confirmed to local media. A...

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November 24, 2020

Supreme leader dismisses talks as Iran looks to post-Trump future

Iran’s supreme leader dismissed the prospect of new negotiations with the West on Tuesday, even as the Tehran government spoke optimistically about the return of foreign companies in “the...

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November 24, 2020

Erdogan ally says Turkey’s governing coalition strong despite critics

President Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist ally pledged his loyalty to their government coalition on Tuesday and dismissed media speculation about cracks in the alliance amid a recent reform push as...

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November 24, 2020

As winter approaches, Egypt braces for second coronavirus wave

In Egypt’s bustling capital people pack shops, cafes, and public transport, many of them disregarding the rules that they should wear face masks in these spaces and keep one...

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