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January 7, 2021

Saudi Arabia oil production cut to last two more months, minister says

Saudi Arabia’s oil production cut will last a further two months coming to an end in April, the kingdom’s energy ministry has announced. Speaking in a televised interview with Bloomberg yesterday,...

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January 7, 2021

Israel is keeping its eye on Gulf reconciliation efforts

At the time when the Gulf reconciliation was announced, a number of Israeli positions emerged. Security, military, and political parties close to the decision-making circles in Tel Aviv diverged...

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January 7, 2021

Orthodox Christians mark Epiphany in West Bank amid pandemic

OPINION: Even Santa Clause would need a visa and travel permit if he was a Palestinian...

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January 7, 2021

Humanitarian aid and the two-state compromise spell another round of Palestinian subjugation

In what reads like a tentative attempt to bring the US back on track when it comes to international diplomacy, the US Foreign Affairs Committee representative, Gregory Meeks, has...

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January 7, 2021

Lebanon to build field hospital provided by Qatar

Lebanon will start preparing to build a field hospital provided by Qatar in the wake of the 4 August explosion, the961 reports. The plan was approved by the government and health ministry yesterday...

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January 7, 2021

FM: Turkey gives great importance to relations with ASEAN countries

The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said yesterday that his country attaches great importance to its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, Anadolu news agency reported. Speaking to ambassadors of...

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January 7, 2021

Lebanese-Colombian extradited from West Africa to US

A Colombian man of Lebanese descent will be extradited to the US to face money laundering charges, a Cape Verde court ruled on Monday. Special envoy to Venezuela Alex...

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January 7, 2021

UK appoints new envoy to Yemen

The British government has appointed Richard Oppenheim as its new envoy to the Saudi-based, UN-recognised Yemeni government. Oppenheim currently serves as the deputy head of the UK’s Riyadh mission,...

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January 7, 2021

Former Twitter employee seeks to have spying charges dismissed

A former employee of the Twitter social media site, who is accused of spying for Saudi Arabia against its critics, is fighting for the charges against him to be...

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January 7, 2021

Assad is looking for legitimacy through the ballot box but a rump Syria awaits

The Middle East is going through a dangerous transitional phase, in which more than one arena may explode at any moment, from Syria to Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Iraq and...

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