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October 21, 2021

Greek court ‘shelves’ prison term of Turkish religious leader

A Greek court today “shelved” the prison term of a religious leader from the country’s Muslim-Turkish community. The 80-day prison sentence given by the lower court in the northern...

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October 21, 2021

Turkish lira plummets to new low after central bank slashes rates

Turkey’s lira slumped to a record low on Thursday after the central bank cut interest rates by twice as much as expected, while most other emerging market currencies fell...

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October 21, 2021

Palestinians urge PayPal to offer services in West Bank and Gaza

Palestinian activists have accused PayPal Holdings Inc. of discrimination for not allowing Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip to link their bank accounts to its...

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October 21, 2021

The Gaza phoenix is rising, giving hope to Palestinian burns patients

Meeting 12-year-old schoolgirl Maram Al-Amawi and her mother Ezdihar, 31, was an emotional moment. I was with them to hear about their treatment for the severe burns that they...

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October 21, 2021

The world will regret bringing Assad in from the cold

When Jordanian King Abdullah II spoke with Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, on the phone earlier this month, it set a precedent that thawed a decade of ice between the...

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October 21, 2021

2 Iran drivers released by Azerbaijan as tensions de-escalate

Two Iranian truck drivers detained by Azerbaijani authorities last month have been released following hectic diplomatic efforts between the two sides, officials said yesterday. Jafar Barzegar and Shahroud Norouzi...

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October 21, 2021

Sudan: Thousands demand 'protection of the revolution'

Thousands of Sudanese protest demanding 'the protection of the revolution, the completion of its tasks and the realisation of its demands' in Khartoum...

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October 21, 2021

Turkey: aid to Lebanon ‘unconditional’, insists ambassador

Turkey’s aid to Lebanon is unconditional, the Turkish ambassador in Beirut announced yesterday. Ali Barış Ulusoy insisted that Ankara has “no hidden agendas” in this matter. According to the...

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October 21, 2021

Iraq builds 650km border fence with Syria

The Iraqi army today announced that it has built a 650-kilometre border fence with Syria including barbed wire and watchtowers to prevent terrorist infiltration into the country. “The 650km...

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October 21, 2021

City of Umm Al-Fahm to stage a general strike tomorrow in protest of rising violence

The city of Umm Al-Fahm has announced a general strike for tomorrow, in protest of the rising violence and murders in the city based to the north of Israel,...

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