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February 28, 2021

Iraq foreign minister holds talks in Iran

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein during his second visit to Tehran this month held wide-ranging talks with senior Iranian officials on Saturday, reported Anadolu Agency. In a meeting with...

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February 28, 2021

9 Al-Shabaab militants killed in SW Somalia

At least nine al-Shabaab militants were killed in Somalia Sunday when the al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group mounted an attack Sunday morning on an army base in the country’s southwest, reports...

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February 28, 2021

Reports: Israel defence minister secretly met Jordan king

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz allegedly met secretly with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Sunday. The newspaper said the meeting took place in Jordan,...

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February 28, 2021

Israel army says it captured a Lebanese ‘infiltrator’

Israeli forces arrested a Lebanese national for allegedly crossing the border into Israel, Anadolu Agency reported the Israeli military as saying on Sunday. “Overnight, our troops apprehended a suspect...

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February 28, 2021

Gulf allies back Riyadh on Khashoggi murder report

Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday supported Saudi Arabia in rejecting a CIA report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reports Anadolu Agency. The...

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February 28, 2021

Ex-Greek Diplomat: ‘Turkey cannot be excluded from Eastern Mediterranean’

Greece’s efforts to exclude Turkey from the Eastern Mediterranean threaten regional peace and security, a former senior Greek diplomat said on Saturday, according to a report by Anadolu Agency....

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February 28, 2021

Israeli-owned ship hit by explosion to be assessed in Dubai

An Israeli-owned ship hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman will be assessed in Dubai where it is due to arrive on Monday, a spokesman for Dubai...

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February 28, 2021

Biden says Saudi announcement to come Monday; White House plays down new steps

President Joe Biden on Saturday said his administration would make an announcement on Saudi Arabia on Monday, following a US intelligence report that found Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

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February 28, 2021

Don’t bully Riyadh, Saudi columnists tell Biden administration

Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty is a red line, Saudi columnists said on Sunday, ramping up rhetoric in defence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after a US intelligence report implicated...

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February 28, 2021

Saudi-led coalition says it thwarted Houthi missile attack on Riyadh

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi group said on Saturday it had thwarted a ballistic missile attack by the Houthis on the Saudi capital Riyadh, and destroyed six armed...

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