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February 1, 2021

Israel, Kosovo to establish ties in virtual meeting

The foreign ministers of Israel and Kosovo will today hold a virtual ceremony to establish diplomatic ties, the Times of Israel reports. Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla announced that she and...

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February 1, 2021

Bahrain jails 18 men for forming Iran-backed cell

Bahrain’s High Criminal Court jailed 18 men yesterday for being part of an alleged Iranian-supported terrorist cell. According to Akhbar Al-Khaleej, the convicts, all Bahraini citizens were sentenced between five...

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February 1, 2021

Israel ‘should stop playing games’ in normalisation dispute, say Turkey officials

Ankara is becoming increasingly frustrated at Tel Aviv for “playing games” by stalling the normalisation of relations and accusing Turkey of hosting a Hamas secret cell, Turkish officials have said....

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February 1, 2021

30 tents destroyed as flooding hits Syria refugee camp

Refugee camps in Syria’s northwestern Afrin province flooded due to heavy rain, causing tents to become unusable, Anadolu reported. Heavy rain hit the area on Saturday night, gaining momentum yesterday and...

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February 1, 2021

Palestine and the election game (Part 2)

Read part 1 here After the terrible defeat of the Six-Day War in June 1967, the Egyptians woke from the shock and, typically, mocked the tragedy in their jokes. They...

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February 1, 2021

Demonstrators close crossing between Sudan, Ethiopia

Dozens of demonstrators closed a major crossing between Sudan and Ethiopia yesterday to protest against the kidnapping of Sudanese merchants by an Ethiopian militia. The Sudan Tribune reported that angry demonstrators staged...

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February 1, 2021

Tunisia: Ex-president says country witnessing struggle for power

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has criticised what he considered to be a “fight for power” in the country between the president and the parliament, warning that this would...

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February 1, 2021

Egypt opens Gaza crossing for the first time in 2 months

Egypt today reopened the Rafah crossing between the besieged Gaza Strip and the North African nation in both directions for four days. According to a press statement issued by...

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February 1, 2021

Iraq: First female vice governor takes office

The Kurdish Iraqi governorate of Sulaymaniyah has seen its first female vice-governor assume her position. On Sunday Laila Omar became the first woman to hold such a post across...

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February 1, 2021

Tunisia: Ghannouchi says president cannot refuse MP appointments

Tunisia’s president does not have a right to approve or refuse the appointment of government ministers as his role is “symbolic”, Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi said on Saturday. President...

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