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  • December 16, 2020

    Al-Ghanim elected speaker of Kuwait’s parliament for third time

    Kuwait’s National Assembly has elected Marzouq Al-Ghanim to be its speaker for the third time, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported yesterday. Al-Ghanim, who received 33 votes compared to rival Badr Al-Humaidi’s...

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  • December 16, 2020

    Hamas condemns new US sanctions on Turkey officials

    Hamas today condemned the US’ imposition of sanctions on Turkish officials over the country’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system. In a statement published on the movement’s website, head of Hamas’...

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  • December 16, 2020

    Torturing children is normal for Israel

    In 2018, veteran Palestine solidarity campaigner and Jewish anti-Zionist Tony Greenstein was expelled from the Labour Party after being smeared as an anti-Semite. As has been seen so often...

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  • December 16, 2020

    3 explosions target liquor stores in Iraq’s Baghdad

    Three separate simultaneous bombs targeted liquor stores west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, causing material damages, the Iraqi security media cell said. The Iraqi Defence Ministry’s Media Cell said...

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  • December 16, 2020

    2 Sudan consuls seek asylum in UK

    The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed regret after two assistants of the military attaché at the Sudanese embassy in London applied for political asylum in the UK...

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  • December 16, 2020

    Report: Daesh, Yemen’s Houthis top list of detainees of journalists

    Yemen Houthis have topped the list of groups who kidnap journalists and use them as bargaining chips, coming only second to Daesh, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a...

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  • December 16, 2020

    Iran parliament approves amendment to presidential election law

    The Iranian parliament approved the amendment of the presidential election law, whereby anyone who holds a nationality other than the Iranian one or resides in another country, either now...

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  • December 16, 2020

    Lebanon’s parliament speaker: ‘Govt formation completely stalled’

    The path to forming a new Lebanese government is completely blocked, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in statements published yesterday, adding that he hopes that French President Emmanuel Macron...

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  • December 16, 2020

    US concerned by detention of citizens in Saudi

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed his concern about the detention of US citizens and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia. Pompeo said during a phone call...

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  • December 16, 2020

    Palestine decries Israel’s East Jerusalem policy

    Palestinian authorities condemned Israel’s expansionist and aggressive policy in occupied East Jerusalem early Wednesday, reports Anadolu Agency. Israel aims to create a new reality that makes realizing the two-state...

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