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February 25, 2021

Official: PA, Egypt received positive signs from Israel to develop natural gas field off Gaza

The Palestinian Authority and Egypt have received “positive signals” from Israel regarding the development of a natural gas field off the coast of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official...

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February 25, 2021

UN expert: Iran could have avoided Ukraine plane crash

The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnès Callamard, said Iran had violated the right to life of the passengers and crew onboard the Ukrainian...

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February 25, 2021

The United Nations and Libya: The habit of putting the cart before the horse

As the international body entrusted with world peace, security and conflict mediation worldwide, the United Nations (UN) has been involved in Libya’s internal conflict from the very start. This...

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February 25, 2021

Libya army: Russia Wagner mercenaries violate ceasefire

The Libyan army announced on Wednesday that it had monitored movements by the Russian Wagner mercenaries west of the city of Sirte, and considered them a “breach of the...

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February 25, 2021

Turkey: Court convicts executive, two jet pilots in Ghosn escape trial

A Turkish court convicted an executive of Turkish jet company MNG and two pilots for migrant smuggling over their role in flying former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan during his escape to Lebanon just over a year ago, reports...

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February 25, 2021

Iran has held a French tourist for flying a drone for the past 9 months, says his lawyer

Iran has detained a French tourist for nine months and his lawyers have been denied access to him, one of the lawyers, Saeid Dehghan, told Reuters on Wednesday. The arrest comes at a sensitive time when the United States...

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February 25, 2021

Algeria: Government reshuffle uncovers conflict between Tebboune and army

The government reshuffle in Algeria has sparked a wave of controversy in political circles due to the ambiguity accompanying it, combined with the delay of the date set by...

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February 24, 2021

UN aid chief urges Gulf states to step up to avert Yemen famine

UN aid chief Mark Lowcock urged Gulf states to step up next Monday when the world body seeks to avert a large-scale “man-made” famine in Yemen by raising $3.85...

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February 24, 2021

Russia to sign military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia

The Russian government on Tuesday called on its foreign and defence ministries to conduct negotiations with Saudi Arabia to conclude a new military cooperation agreement between the two countries....

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February 24, 2021

Sudan launches $5 a month cash allowance to ease economic pain

Sudan launched a scheme on Wednesday to alleviate the impact of a severe economic crisis by paying out monthly cash allowances of $5 that are eventually meant to reach...

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