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November 2, 2020

Yemen pro-government forces clash with southern separatists

Forces loyal to the internationally-recognised government of Yemen have clashed with militants affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the Al-Tiriya and Sheikh Salem areas in Abyan...

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November 2, 2020

Ethiopia still believes Renaissance Dam talks will yield results

Ethiopia still believes tripartite talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will help resolve the conflict on the project, the country’s new envoy to Egypt Markos Tekle said yesterday....

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November 2, 2020

Greece condemns Turkey exploration projects in Med

Greece yesterday urged Turkey to rescind a naval advisory announcing hydrocarbon exploration activity in the Mediterranean, saying the area it covered included the Greek continental shelf, Reuters reported. NATO members Turkey...

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November 2, 2020

Ex-Yemen minister accuses UAE of bribing senior official

Yemen’s former Minister of Transport, Saleh Al-Jabwani, on Saturday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of bribing a “high-ranking” Yemeni official to approve the bombing of pro-government forces in...

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November 2, 2020

PA said to accept transfers of taxes collected by Israel

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is reportedly set to resume receiving transfers of tax revenues collected by Israel on its behalf, Israel Hayom reported i24 News saying. The PA stopped receiving transfers since May,...

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November 2, 2020

Revolution and Its Discontents: Political Thought and Reform in Iran

Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi’s Revolution and Its Discontents: Political Thought and Reform in Iran takes us on an intellectual tour of post-Islamism and Islamic left thought in Iran. The early 1990s...

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November 2, 2020

Netanyahu refuses to pay taxes on his private residence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to pay taxes and maintenance expenses for his private home in Caesarea, Israeli media revealed yesterday. According to a report by Israel’s Channel...

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November 2, 2020

In Saudi Arabia, a tweet could land you to prison

Saudi authorities have been using social media platforms mainly to crackdown on opponents and critics of the state and to curtail freedom of expression in the kingdom. AFP reported that...

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November 2, 2020

France to return its envoy to Turkey

France is to return its ambassador to Turkey, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said yesterday, one week after recalling him. France summoned its official after weeks of increasing tensions between the two countries...

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November 2, 2020

UAE diplomat: Trump’s campaign received millions from ‘Muslim supporters’

A senior UAE diplomat revealed that US President Donald Trump’s elections campaign has received millions of dollars from “Muslim supporters”, Israel Hayom reported yesterday. The Israel paper said the official, whose...

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