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October 25, 2020

Qatar signs deal to buy Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Qatar has signed an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc to buy its potential COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is approved and released for global use, state news agency...

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October 25, 2020

Pakistan PM: French president encouraged Islamophobia

The Pakistani prime minster has added his voice to the growing criticism of the French president for “encouraging Islamophobia” following the killing of a teacher who showed cartoons of...

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October 25, 2020

Arab trade groups boycott French products over insults

Several Arab trade groups have announced their boycott of French products in response to incitements against the Islamic religion and insulting statements against Prophet Muhammad, Anadolu reports. Arab activists...

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October 25, 2020

Israeli minister: Qatar might get F-35s despite Israel’s objections

An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that a US sale of advanced F-35 warplanes to Qatar could be possible despite Israel’s objections to such a deal given the...

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October 25, 2020

Egypt begins voting to elect new parliament

Polls opened in Egypt on Saturday for parliamentary elections that will stretch over several weeks and are set to be dominated by supporters of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Reuters...

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October 25, 2020

Archbishop Pizzaballa appointed Jerusalem Patriarch

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Vatican’s apostolic administrator in the Holy Land, has been named as the new Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Francis, Reuters reports. Pizzaballa, 55, a Franciscan...

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October 25, 2020

Hamas: French cartoons provocative to Islam, beliefs

Hamas on Saturday slammed France for publishing cartoons that degrade Islamic symbols, Anadolu reports. “ Macron’s encouragement to publish insulting cartoons of the Prophet , peace be...

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October 25, 2020

Israeli cabinet approves Bahrain accord, parliament vote pending

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet on Sunday approved Israel’s normalisation accord with Bahrain, which now awaits parliamentary ratification, a cabinet statement said, Reuters reports. The accord, signed at a...

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October 25, 2020

MSF: Yemeni cancer clinic hit by heavy weapons

A cancer clinic in the Yemeni city of Taiz was hit by heavy weapons on Saturday, with one staff member injured, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said, Reuters...

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October 25, 2020

Lebanese Christian cleric to Hariri: avoid ‘secret deals’ in forming cabinet

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urged Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Sunday to avoid back-door deals and to quickly form a new government that will start lifting the country out...

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