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January 5, 2021

Official: Iran monitors US’ ‘undeclared’ moves in the region

Iran is monitoring the “undeclared” moves made by the United States in Iraq and the region and will not hesitate to defend itself against any aggression, spokesman for the...

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January 5, 2021

Tunisia to enlist women into the army

Tunisia is set to propose a bill which would see women conscripted into the army, the Ministry of Defence announced. Set to be presented to the House of Representatives,...

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January 5, 2021

Egypt’s health minister admits to oxygen crisis in hospitals

Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed has admitted that there is an oxygen crisis in hospitals following a tsunami of criticism on social media after an entire ICU ward died...

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January 5, 2021

Saudi: 40,000 e-marriages completed

The Saudi Ministry of Justice said as many as 40,000 marriage contracts have been concluded since the launching of the electronic marriage contract service in September 2019. At the...

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January 5, 2021

Yemen: Over 1,000 Houthis killed, wounded in battles near Taiz during 2020

More than 1,146 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded during clashes in the southwestern province of Taiz in 2020, the army of the internationally backed Yemen government said on...

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January 5, 2021

Hamas congratulates Saudi, Qatar on restoring ties

Hamas yesterday congratulated Saudi Arabia and Qatar following the announcement that the Gulf states had brought to an end an almost four year blockade on Doha. “We hope that the crisis...

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January 5, 2021

Algeria seizes $98,000 France ransom to Al Qaeda

The Algerian army’s discovery of €80,000 ($98,200) in terrorist hideouts has revealed the serious threat posed by France’s payment of ransoms in exchange for the release of hostages. On...

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January 5, 2021

Kurdistan gov’t in Iraq suspends salaries of 10,000 employees

The Ministry of Finance and Economy in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq yesterday suspended the salaries of more than 10,000 people who receive multiple payments from...

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January 5, 2021

Israeli ‘sex tourism’ is the fruit of normalisation with the UAE

It is hard to believe the testimonies of Israeli tourists returning from the UAE, in which they describe Dubai as the Las Vegas of the Middle East. This is...

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January 5, 2021

Ex-adviser to UAE crown prince compares Iran’s ‘occupation’ of Gulf islands to Israel occupation

A former adviser to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, has sparked controversy by comparing Iran’s “occupation” of three islands in the Gulf contested between his country...

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