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October 28, 2020

Egypt shops take French goods off their shelves

A number of Egyptians on social media are calling for the boycott of French products after comments made by the French president following the murder of a school teacher...

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October 28, 2020

MEMO in conversation with Zahra Hankir

The aftermath of the Beirut blast in August has shown the world how destitute Lebanon has become. People with nowhere to go, living in what’s left of their homes,...

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October 28, 2020

Iraq Kurdistan region thwarts attack by PKK on foreign diplomats

Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq said they foiled a planned attack by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) against foreign diplomats in the autonomous region. “Two specific sets of planned...

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October 28, 2020

Algeria may resort to arbitration to restore colonial archive from France

The Algerian president’s advisor, Abdelmajid Al-Sheikhi, said on Tuesday that his country is considering resorting to international arbitration against France to restore the archives of the colonial period. Al-Sheikhi,...

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October 28, 2020

Netanyahu prays for pro-Israel Saudi blogger with Covid-19

A pro-Israel Saudi blogger and his father have been infected with Covid-19, prompting a message from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said that he will pray for him....

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October 28, 2020

US: Arab Peace Initiative is no longer necessary

US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft told the UN Security Council on Monday that the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 “is no longer needed”, Al-Watan Voice reported. Kraft said: “[US...

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October 28, 2020

Cyprus and the elusive solution

A presidential election was held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus last Sunday. That is the northern part of the island that has been divided since 1974. The...

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October 28, 2020

Britain to return looted Iraq artefact

Britain is to return a 4,000-year-old Sumerian plaque to Iraq, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced in a tweet on Friday. The artefact was discovered by the British Museum during...

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October 28, 2020

Jailed Saudi rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul begins hunger strike

Jailed Saudi human rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul has launched a hunger strike demanding regular contact with her family, relatives have said. “Today at 7 p.m. Riyadh time, my sister...

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October 28, 2020

Syria’s Assad appoints governors to opposition held Idlib, Raqqa

The Syrian Government announced the appointment of new governors to the country’s five provinces, including Idlib and Raqqa which are in the control of opposition groups, according to the Presidential...

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