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January 15, 2021

Iran to step up border security in coordination with Turkey

Iran and Turkey are to enhance border security in a coordinated effort according to the commander of Iran’s border guards, Brigadier General Ahmed Ali Kuderzi. Kuderzi made the announcement...

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January 15, 2021

Kurdish militants fire on Syrian children while trying to recruit them forcibly

Militants belonging to the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) are reported to have opened fire on children who attempted to flee after they were recruited forcibly by the militia...

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January 15, 2021

Istanbul: municipality to build water tanks to overcome drought

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is to build water storage tanks for every building over 1,000 square metres to store rainwater so that citizens can overcome drought, local media have reported....

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January 15, 2021

Saudi’s grand economic vision has ‘credibility gap’

Gulf based executives have warned of a “credibility gap” after Saudi Arabia announced that it was committing itself to step up domestic investment following the double shock of low...

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January 15, 2021

Iraq: new US sanctions on PMF’s deputy head

The US has imposed new sanctions on the deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) after classifying him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) on Wednesday. Abdul...

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January 15, 2021

South Korea seeks Qatar’s help for release of oil tanker seized by Iran

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun called on Qatar during his visit on Wednesday to help his country resolve the issue...

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January 15, 2021

Algeria: 5 killed and 3 wounded in roadside bomb

Five civilians were killed and three others were wounded in a roadside bomb in eastern Algeria today, the defence ministry in Algiers has revealed. The homemade bomb exploded as...

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January 15, 2021

Critics question Egypt and Siemans $23bn high-speed railway deal amid economic crisis

Egypt’s transport ministry and Siemens have signed a memorandum of understanding over a high-speed electric railway set to be built in Egypt which will link the northern and eastern...

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January 15, 2021

Lavrov: Al-Ula summit will clear way for collective Gulf security system

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that the agreements concluded at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in the Saudi city of Al-Ula will help create the...

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January 15, 2021

Iraq: government employee accused of granting citizenship to foreigners

The Iraqi authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of a government employee accused of falsifying official documents enabling thousands of foreigners to obtain citizenship, Anadolu has reported. “A team...

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