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January 15, 2021

Official: Trump receives Morocco’s highest award for Middle East work

US President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalisation deal between Israel and Morocco, Reuters reported a senior administration official as saying....

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January 15, 2021

NFL: New York Jets hiring first Muslim coach

The New York Jets have announced they reached an agreement in principle to hire Lebanese-American Robert Saleh, setting him on the path to become the first Muslim head coach...

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January 15, 2021

Lebanon hospitals reach full capacity

READ: Lebanese hoarding food as 11-day, 24-hour lockdown announced...

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January 15, 2021

US lowers troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to 2,500

The US has decreased its number of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to 2,500, accomplishing a key goal of President Donald Trump as he prepares to leave office next...

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January 15, 2021

Egypt hopes US’ Biden engages in Ethiopia dam crisis

Egypt on Friday called on the incoming US administration to play a role in finding a solution to the Ethiopia dam crisis, Anadolu Agency reports. Egypt’s official news agency quoted Motaz...

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January 15, 2021

Trump orders US Central Command to include Israel for more effective anti-Iran efforts

Donald Trump has ordered the US military to include Israel in its Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The move comes...

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January 15, 2021

Palestinian prisoners in Israel to get virus vaccination next week

Israel will start vaccinating all prisoners, including Palestinian detainees, from next week as part of its nationwide anti-Covid-19 programme, the Minister of Health has confirmed. “We are adhering to...

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January 15, 2021

Syrian businessmen linked to Beirut blast explosives

Three Syrian businessmen have been linked to the purchase of the explosives that caused the Beirut blast last August. The link has been made in a documentary aired by...

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January 15, 2021

Qatar removed from UK’s safe travel corridor

Qatar has been removed from Britain’s safe travel corridor list, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps explained to the BBC on Thursday. The Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and...

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January 15, 2021

US ignores famine in Yemen as it designates Houthis as ‘terrorists’

The US has rejected pleas from the UN to reverse its decision to designate Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist group. The decision has been met with widescale condemnation and...

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