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December 31, 2020

Refugee camps contain the hidden victims of Covid-19

With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in late 2019, interest in the plight of the world’s most vulnerable populations, refugees, began to wane. A year later, and it...

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December 31, 2020

Report: UAE companies smuggling Venezuela oil, despite US sanctions

Three companies based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have helped export millions of barrels of crude oil and fuel produced by state-run Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) since...

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December 31, 2020

Report: Poverty will increase in Israel by 8-14% due to coronavirus

The incidence of poverty in Israel will increase by about eight to 14 per cent due to coronavirus, a report published by Taub Centre for Social Policy Studies in Israel. Israeli...

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December 31, 2020

Israel uses Arab normalisers to attack Hamas on Twitter

Israeli occupation authorities have used the social media posts of Arab normalisers to wage attacks on the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, Rai Al-Youm online newspaper reported on Wednesday. Due...

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December 31, 2020

Retrial of Mubarak-era finance minister adjourned

Egypt’s criminal court adjourned until 22 February the retrial of former Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali over corruption charges that date back to his time in office during the era...

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December 31, 2020

Military wings of Palestine factions in Gaza conclude drills

The military wings of all Palestinian factions in Gaza, with the exception of Fatah, on Wednesday, completed a 24-hour military drill codenamed “Strong Cornerstone”, simulating an Israeli offensive on...

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December 31, 2020

Jordan consumes 320 tonnes of expired hummus, 12 containers of mouldy sesame paste

Jordanians have unwittingly consumed 320 tonnes of expired hummus and 12 containers of mouldy sesame paste between 2016 and 2018, the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-corruption Commission has recently revealed....

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December 31, 2020

Is Cairo trying to counter Ankara by warming up to Tripoli?

For the first time in about six years, an Egyptian delegation visited Tripoli, Libya, in an attempt to improve relations between Egypt and the Government of National Accord (GNA)...

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December 31, 2020

Turkey announces talks with US on S-400 defence system

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced on Wednesday that his country would start negotiations with the US over the Russian S-400 missile defence system, news agencies reported. Speaking at...

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December 31, 2020

Have the Islamists failed in politics?

Islamic movements need a comprehensive internal review to assess their political experiences over the past years and decades. This assessment should not stop at a single incident, but instead...

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