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October 27, 2020

Al-Sisi and the black box

The new mantra of Egypt’s ruling military regime when anyone attempts to express an opinion that differs from the official narrative is that “leaks are our duty”. This, in...

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October 27, 2020

Palestinians don’t need a ‘victim status’ they have a right to an anti-colonial struggle

The US-Israeli narrative on Palestine goes a step further than the designated humanitarian label which the international community imposed upon the Palestinian people. As US Ambassador to Israel David...

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October 27, 2020

Iran expresses support for new Bolivia government

Following Bolivia’s election results last week, which saw the Movement to Socialism (MAS) party receiving 55 per cent of the votes and overall majorities in both houses of Congress,...

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October 27, 2020

Sale of works from Jerusalem’s Museum of Islamic Art postponed

Jerusalem’s Museum of Islamic Art has delayed the sale of some of its Islamic art pieces at Sotheby’s auction house in London. The Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem...

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October 27, 2020

Denmark to criminalise foreign funding for mosques in effort to ‘counter extremism’

Denmark is set to present a new bill that would criminalise funding for mosques sent by foreign countries and entities, in new efforts to counter religious extremism. The bill...

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October 27, 2020

UAE to sell ‘Israeli’ wine made in Golan Heights

Israeli wine produced in the occupied Golan Heights Winery will be sold in the United Arab Emirates from Thursday, reported The Jerusalem Post. The bottles of wine will be made...

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October 27, 2020

Libya’s Tuareg tribes denounce UN appointment of representatives

The Social Council of Tuareg tribes in Libya yesterday denounced “the manner” in which the United Nations Support Mission dealt with its selection of the members of the country’s...

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October 27, 2020

Lebanon’s Hariri to form government of specialists

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri vowed to form a government of specialists yesterday, local media reported. The 20 or 24-person cabinet will not include well-known political figures aside from...

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October 27, 2020

Sisi extends state of emergency for another 3 months

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has extended the state of emergency in the country for another three months starting yesterday, state-run TV reported citing the official Gazette. The state of...

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October 27, 2020

France’s love affair with decapitation

Fernand Meyssonnier was the last official French executioner in charge of beheading Algerians using a guillotine. He served in that capacity from 1947 to 1958, during which time he...

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