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May 4, 2021

Iran-backed Afghan militia builds largest Shia shrine in Syria’s Palmyra

The pro-Iran Afghan Shia Fatemiyoun Brigade on Sunday resumed the construction of the Husseiniya Aal Al-Bayt Shia congregational hall in the Syrian city of Palmyra. The Ein Al-Furat website said...

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May 4, 2021

The dangerous decision to ‘postpone’ the election is Palestine’s moment of reckoning

The decision on 30 April by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to “postpone” this month’s legislative election, which would have been the first in 15 years, will deepen the...

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May 4, 2021

Aoun: Lebanon’s border talks with Israel serve regional stability

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said yesterday that Lebanon’s indirect talks with Israel over their maritime borders reflect Beirut’s “desire to continue maintaining stability and security in the region”. Aoun...

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May 4, 2021

Iraq oil minister: Prices will not drop to under $65 per barrel

Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismail yesterday said he does not expect oil prices to drop below $65 a barrel and that lower oil prices should not be a...

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May 3, 2021

Former Israel PM Olmert warns against continued attacks on Palestinians

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has asserted that the continued targeting of Palestinians leaves the latter with no choice but an uprising, adding that the situation is on...

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May 3, 2021

Iraq recaptures escaped prisoners

Iraqi police on Sunday recaptured ten prisoners who had recently escaped from Al-Hilal district prison in the country’s province of Muthanna. “The local security forces were able to arrest...

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May 3, 2021

German philosopher rejects UAE award

German philosopher Jurgen Habermas rejected a literary award by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday over human rights concerns in the Gulf country, Anadolu reports. Earlier, Habermas accepted the...

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May 3, 2021

Egypt considers alternatives as Renaissance Dam second filling looms

Egypt is currently studying plans to mitigate “possible” risks of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation announced on...

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May 3, 2021

Washington denies Iran state media report saying prisoner swap agreed

The United States on Sunday denied a report by Iran’s state television that the arch-foes had reached a prisoner swap deal in exchange for the release of $7 billion...

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May 3, 2021

Israeli soldiers held BBQ in prison cell to break Palestinian hunger-striking journalist Al-Rimawi

Palestinian journalist Alaa Al-Rimawi began a hunger strike after twelve Israeli armed forces raided his home on 21 April, 2021, in Ramallah after midnight, confiscated his mobile phone and...

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