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January 13, 2021

UK spent over $3.3m on assistance to Saudi military over 4 years, MP reveals

The United Kingdom has spent over £2.4 million ($3.27 million) over the past four years to assist Saudi Arabia’s military in accordance with international humanitarian law, it has been...

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January 13, 2021

Jordan sentences attacker to death for 2019 stabbings

A state security court in Jordan sentenced a man to death on Tuesday and jailed two others after they were found guilty of the stabbing of foreign tourists in...

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January 13, 2021

Egypt denounces Israel’s approval of new settler units in West Bank

Egypt yesterday condemned Israel’s approval of the construction of 800 new settler units in the occupied West Bank, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry. Cairo considered...

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January 13, 2021

Lebanon to receive $246m emergency aid from the World Bank

Lebanon is set to receive $246 million in emergency from the World Bank, the New Arab reported. The aid package, set to help an estimated 786,000 vulnerable Lebanese through the country’s...

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January 13, 2021

Haftar forces kidnap civilians in Libya

Forces loyal to Libya’s renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar have kidnapped two Turkish workers in the North African state, Anadolu has reported. Nurettin Calik and Halil Gozel were taken...

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January 13, 2021

Egypt courts Senegal to counter Turkey influence in West Africa

Egypt is seeking closer ties with Senegal in an attempt to counter Turkey’s expansion in West Africa, reports Al-Monitor. Egypt is organising a visit to Senegal to discuss deepening agriculture...

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January 13, 2021

France: judiciary investigates loan paid to far-right party via UAE

The judiciary in France is investigating an €8 million loan paid via a bank based in the United Arab Emirates to the French far-right National Rally party, Mediapart has...

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January 13, 2021

Emirates pilot suspended for refusing to fly to Israel

Emirates airline has suspended a Tunisian pilot for refusing to fly to Israel. Moneem Saheb Tabaa confirmed the suspension on his Facebook page, which he has since closed. “God...

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January 13, 2021

Interpol issues red notice for arrest of Beirut blast ship captain, owner

Interpol issued three international arrest notices yesterday for the captain and owner of the ship that caused the Beirut blast on 4 August, Associated Press (AP) reported. The MH Rhosus carried 2,750...

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January 13, 2021

Report: Biden’s teams asks PA’s Abbas to hold elections

The administration of US President-elect Joe Biden has asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to renew legitimacy and hold general elections, Israel’s Channel 20 reported. The station quoted a senior official...

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