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February 3, 2021

Iraq: unknown attackers target oil tanker in territorial waters

Unknown attackers have stolen computers, money and communications equipment from an Iraqi oil tanker sailing in Iraq’s territorial waters, Anadolu has reported. The MV Al-Bariq was attacked on Monday...

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February 3, 2021

EU to pay $10m towards Palestine elections

EU spokesman Shady Othman has revealed that the bloc is to pay €7,000 ($10 million) towards the Palestinian elections and is willing to take part in monitoring them, Felesteen newspaper...

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February 3, 2021

Can food preserve culture? The Arab influence on Brazilian cuisine

The migration of Arabs to Brazil from the middle of the 19th century has produced a rich cultural legacy in the country: the cuisine. Arab cuisine is widespread in...

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February 3, 2021

2,000 people leave Gaza in two days as Egypt crossing opens

Some 2,000 people have travelled from the Gaza Strip over the past two days as Egypt opened the Rafah crossing for the first time in 66 days. In addition to the...

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February 3, 2021

Lebanon allocates $30m to compensate victims of Beirut blast

The Minister of Finance in the Lebanese caretaker government, Dr. Ghazi Wazni, yesterday set aside 50 billion Lebanese lira ($30 million) to compensate the victims and businesses devastated by the...

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February 3, 2021

MEMO in conversation with Nasser Weddady

MEMO conversation live caught up with Mauritanian opposition activists, Middle East and North African consultant and entrepreneur Nasser Weddady. We opened with a discussion on the prosecution of former...

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February 3, 2021

Iran calls on EU to mediate for return of nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the EU could mediate between the Islamic Republic and the US to reinstate the nuclear deal which was scrapped by former...

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February 3, 2021

The Western response to the coup in Myanmar exposes its fickle support for democracy

The situation in Myanmar is fluid, and all scenarios are possible following the military coup. It is worth looking, therefore, at generalisations about coups rather than specifics, from an...

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February 3, 2021

Minister: Lebanon raises price of subsidised bread by 20%

Lebanon has increased the price of subsidised bread and flour by 20 per cent for the fourth time in less than a year despite residents experiencing the worst economic...

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February 3, 2021

Under pressure, Israel army agrees to alliance with US

During political-security discussions, Chief of General Staff of Israeli Aviv Kochavi has agreed on forming a defence alliance with the US, Arabs48 reported yesterday. The Arab site reported Haaretz saying that Kochavi agreed...

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