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January 19, 2021

Iran denies communicating with Biden administration

Chief of Staff of the Iranian president’s office Mahmoud Vaezi denied on Monday media reports claiming that his country has been in contact with the incoming administration of US...

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January 19, 2021

Arab parliament ready to take part in monitoring Palestine elections

Arab parliament Speaker Adel Abdul-Rahman Al-Asoumi welcomed on Monday a presidential decree on holding parliamentary, presidential and Palestinian National Council elections, a statement sent to the media announced. He reiterated the...

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January 19, 2021

Abu-Dhabi suspends visa waiver for Israel travellers to UAE

Hours after Israel’s announcement that travellers and returnees from Brazil and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would be quarantined, the UAE has suspended the visa waiver agreement for Israelis,...
January 19, 2021

How much longer are we going to ignore Karim Younis and other Palestinian prisoners?

How many people have heard of Karim Younis? If his name means very little to you, that’s probably because you were a child or not even born when he...

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January 18, 2021

PA: Egypt and Jordan intelligence chiefs meet with Abbas to prepare for Biden administration

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with the heads of Egyptian and Jordanian intelligence in Ramallah yesterday afternoon. The head of the PA Intelligence Services, Majed Faraj, also attended...

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January 18, 2021

Violence flares for third day in Sudan’s Darfur

Militia fighters staged a deadly attack in Sudan’s Darfur on Monday, residents said, as doctors said the death toll from a separate attack that began two days earlier in...

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January 18, 2021

Israel sharing COVID-19 data with Pfizer to fine-tune vaccine rollout

Israel is giving weekly data updates on its COVID-19 outbreak to vaccine maker Pfizer under a collaboration agreement that may help other countries fine-tune their inoculation campaigns and achieve...

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January 18, 2021

Emirates Airlines offers COVID vaccines to staff

Dubai airline Emirates on Monday began offering employees vaccinations against the COVID-19 disease with priority given to cabin crew, pilots and other operational staff, reports Reuters. The state carrier’s...

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January 18, 2021

EU imposes sanctions on Syrian foreign minister

The European Union has imposed sanctions on Syria’s foreign minister following his recent appointment to the role. Faisal Mekdad was added to the EU sanctions and restrictions list applicable...

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January 18, 2021

Syria says will import more fuel to cover shortfalls hit by sanctions

Syria said on Sunday it would import more crude oil to cover fuel shortages it blames on Western sanctions that disrupted regular Iranian oil shipments that had for years...

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