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December 3, 2020

Abbas extends pandemic state of emergency

Palestine Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas today renewed the state of emergency in the occupied West Bank for 30 days following an increase in the number of coronavirus infections, Wafa has...

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December 3, 2020

Iran calls for closer defence ties with Oman

Iran’s ambassador to Muscat has called for more cooperation between Tehran and the Sultanate in the field of defence. During a meeting yesterday Ali Najafi Khoshroudi met with Oman’s...

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December 3, 2020

Lebanon: 8 high-ranking officers charged with corruption

Eight high-ranking Lebanese officers have been charged with corruption, Al Jazeera reports. The eight include former army chief General Jean Kahwaji, ex-intelligence heads Edmond Fadl and Camille Daher, as well...

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December 3, 2020

Israel’s detention of Palestinian children amounts to torture, says new report

Israeli authorities routinely detain Palestinian children in isolation solely for interrogation purposes, a practice that amounts to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, said Defense for...

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December 3, 2020

Normalisation? Israel only cares about Muslim prayers when there are economic benefits

Since 13 August, when the normalisation deal between the UAE and Israel was announced, people from both countries have sought to benefit from new opportunities. There are, though, other...

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December 3, 2020

European lawmaker calls for clarity on disappeared Saudi prince

A detained Saudi prince has reportedly been moved to a secret location by the authorities, prompting a European lawmaker to write a letter urging for clarity on the location...

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December 3, 2020

US State Department clears Lebanon for $55.5m arms sale

The US State Department has cleared Lebanon for a foreign weapons sale worth $55.5 million despite the state’s financial woes, Defense News reported. This is the first foreign military sale...

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December 3, 2020

Block of flats in Alexandria collapses, kills at least 6

An apartment block in Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria has collapsed killing several people. Rescue workers are still looking for survivors following the incident which took place in...

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December 3, 2020

Starmer is failing to unite Britain’s Labour Party

The UN’s International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People — commemorated on 29 November every year since 1977 to remind the world that the question of Palestine remains unresolved...

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December 3, 2020

HRW: Iraq’s closure of camps leaving families homeless

Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday warned that Iraq’s plan to close camps hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) would lead to “homelessness and vulnerability”. The rights watchdog said authorities should not force...

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