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January 27, 2021

Kuwait rejects Moderna’s conditions for supplying covid vaccine

Kuwait’s Health Ministry yesterday rejected the conditions proposed by the American company, Moderna, under which it would supply the Gulf state with the coronavirus vaccine. Official sources told Al-Qabas...

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January 27, 2021

US expands troop presence in Saudi Arabia

The US military is using a range of ports and air bases in Saudi Arabia’s western desert and developing options for bases to use in the event of a...

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January 27, 2021

Yemen: Mothers of abductees call on UN to intervene

The Abductees’ Mothers Association called on the United Nations secretary-general and his special envoy to pressure the Yemeni parties to release those who have been kidnapped, women and the sick,...

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January 27, 2021

Iran-Turkey railway aims for 1m tons of cargo in 2021

Roughly 1 million tons of cargo are to be transported via rail between Turkey and Iran this year, Turkish authorities said Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. The Transport and Infrastructure...

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January 27, 2021

UN observers accuse Yemeni government of money laundering and corruption

Independent UN sanctions monitors accused Yemen’s government, in a report seen by Reuters on Tuesday, of money-laundering and corruption “that adversely affected access to adequate food supplies” and said...

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January 27, 2021

Israel’s top general says its military is refreshing operational plans against Iran

Israel’s top general said on Tuesday that its military was refreshing its operational plans against Iran and that any US return to a 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran would...

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January 27, 2021

Biden administration to review sanctions on International Criminal Court officials

The Biden administration will “thoroughly review” US sanctions on International Criminal Court officials imposed over investigations into US forces in Afghanistan, a State Department spokesman said on Tuesday, reports...

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January 26, 2021

Turkey reports over 7,000 new coronavirus cases

Turkey on Tuesday reported over 7,000 new coronavirus cases, according to official figures, reports Anadolu Agency. A total of 7,103 cases, including 681 symptomatic patients, were confirmed across the...

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January 26, 2021

Turkey condemns missile attacks on Saudi capital

Turkey on Tuesday condemned missile attacks targeting the Saudi capital Riyadh, reports Anadolu Agency. “It has been learned that Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, has been the target...

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January 26, 2021

Iran will take steps next month to curb short-notice IAEA inspections

Iran threatened on Tuesday to block short-notice inspections of its nuclear facilities, demanding Washington reverse economic sanctions before it returns to compliance with a nuclear deal that President Joe...

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