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December 21, 2020

Fishermen held by Haftar in Libya under ‘psychological pressure’, families say

Relatives of the 18 foreign fishermen who were detained by the militia of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, eastern Libya, for nearly three months, revealed the ill-treatment and...

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December 21, 2020

Sudan, Ethiopia PMs meet in Djibouti amid border escalation

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his Ethiopian counterpart, Abiy Ahmed, yesterday met in Djibouti, following recent escalations along the countries’ borders. Hamdok’s press office said in a statement...

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December 21, 2020

Yemen hospital appeals to save conjoined newborn twins

Doctors in the Al-Sabeen Maternal Hospital in the Yemeni capital Sanaa have called for urgent help to save the lives of conjoined twins who were born on Wednesday. Dr....

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December 21, 2020

Who’s afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood, and why?

I’ve often wondered why the Muslim Brotherhood strikes fear into the hearts of Arab regimes. Prisons across Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are filled with thousands...

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December 21, 2020

Iran rebuffs Arab countries’ calls for inclusion in nuclear talks

Iran has refused to allow any Arab country to participate in any future negotiations on the nuclear deal. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday that the...

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December 21, 2020

Iran allows army officers to run for 2021 presidential elections

The Iranian parliament yesterday voted in favour of amending the presidential election law to allow members of the Expediency Council and the Supreme Council for National Security to run...

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December 21, 2020

Thousands of protesters block traffic in Iraq’s Basra over delayed salaries

Thousands of protesters yesterday blocked several main roads leading to oil installations and bridges in oil-rich Basra in southern Iraq demanding the government to pay their delayed salaries. Eyewitnesses...

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December 21, 2020

EU welcomes formation of new Yemen government

The European Union yesterday welcomed the formation of a new government in Yemen, describing it as a “positive step towards a comprehensive political solution for the country”. A spokesperson...

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December 21, 2020

Rockets fired at US embassy land inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, damaging compound

At least eight Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone in an attack targeting the US Embassy, causing some minor damage on the compound on Sunday, the...

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December 21, 2020

Qatar, Oman to receive Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week

Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health granted emergency use authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and is due to receive the first shipment on Monday, state...

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