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February 2, 2021

Egypt journalist repeatedly sexually assaulted in prison

Detained journalist Solafa Magdy’s lawyer has submitted a complaint to the Egyptian attorney general to say that his client has repeatedly been physically and sexually assaulted. One of the...

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February 2, 2021

Iran parliament rejects president’s budget proposal

Iran’s parliament today rejected a draft state budget presented by President Hassan Rouhani’s government as factional tensions rise ahead of presidential elections next year, Reuters reported. The rejection came with a...

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February 2, 2021

Turkey, Qatar agree to boost economic cooperation

The Capital Markets Board of Turkey and the Qatar Financial Centre Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost economic cooperation, Anadolu news agency reported. The Capital Markets Board...

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February 2, 2021

Assad orders state fund to repay loans of wounded Syrian soldiers

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has ordered his government to repay the loans taken out by soldiers who were wounded in battle prior to 31 December 2020. The order includes...

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February 2, 2021

Erdogan calls for new constitution in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that his party and its coalition allies may begin working on a new constitution, making his government the first civilian administration in...

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February 2, 2021

Iraq commission allows 27 coalitions to run in elections

The Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq announced yesterday that it has so far approved the participation of 27 electoral coalitions representing 235 parties in the early elections slated...

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February 2, 2021

Iraq protesters shut down southern oil field

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters on Sunday shut down the Dhi Qar Oil Company in the south of the country and prevented employees from entering it in an effort to...

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February 2, 2021

The Palestinian boycott of Israel is not racist, it is anti-racist

The claims made by Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang in a recent op-ed in the Jewish weekly The Forward, point to the prevailing ignorance that continues...

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February 2, 2021

Rights expert: Israel arrested 543 Palestinian children during 2020

Israel arrested 543 Palestinian children last year, a majority of them from the occupied city of Jerusalem, human rights lawyer Abdel Nasser Farwana has revealed. Farwana added that the...

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February 2, 2021

Global oil prices rise as demand recovers

Global oil prices have risen following recent coronavirus developments around the world as a result of the vaccine roll out. Fitch Solutions said in a report that demand for...

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