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October 14, 2020

Support Loujain Hathloul by boycotting Saudi event, European golfers urged

The sister of jailed Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul has called on European golf players to boycott the upcoming tournament in Saudi Arabic. In a letter sent to the Independent newspaper, Lina...

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October 14, 2020

Saudi’s bid to join UN Human Rights Council rejected

Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to join the UN Human Rights Council for the next three-year term, while China and Russia were elected to the Geneva-based body. Other...

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October 14, 2020

US: 33 ex-ambassadors to Middle East endorse Biden

Thirty-three former US ambassadors to the Middle East have signed a letter endorsing democratic nominee Joe Biden for president, Al-Arabiya reports. The letter said the US had “lost the trust and...

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October 14, 2020

Israel Special Forces destroy 2 Syria military sites after crossing into border

Israeli Special Forces crossed into Syria and destroyed two Syrian military outposts in a secret operation last month, making news of the operation public yesterday. The Israeli operation, conducted...

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October 14, 2020

CPJ: Egypt should immediately release brother of Darb editor-in-chief

The Committee to Protect Journalism has called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release the brother of the editor-in-chief of local news website Darb. Kamal El-Balshy was arrested on his...

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October 14, 2020

HRW: Protests are scaring Egypt’s government

The mass arrests and heavy-handed response to the 20 September protesters show how deeply Egypt’s authorities fear mass protests, writes MENA researcher for Human Rights Watch Amr Magdi. “What...

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October 14, 2020

Egypt journalists call on union to help release detained colleagues

A number of Egyptian journalists have called on the country’s Journalists’ Syndicate to immediately intervene and protect its members, especially those who have been detained by authorities for conducting...

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October 14, 2020

MEMO in conversation with Wafa Ghnaim

MEMO interviewed Palestinian-American author and businesswoman Wafa Ghnaim. Her book, Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora, was nominated for the Palestine Book Awards in 2018. Ghnaim shared with...

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October 14, 2020

Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are facing Covid-19 alone

A forecast by the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee and obtained exclusively by Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) is that between 70 and 80 per cent of Palestinian refugees in...

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October 14, 2020

Official: Greece won’t hold talks with Turkey while survey ship in disputed waters

A spokesman for the Greek government, Stelios Petsas, said yesterday that his country will not participate in exploratory talks with Turkey as long as the Turkish survey vessel Oruc...

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