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  • January 31, 2021

    Pandemic claims 35 lives in Libya

    The coronavirus pandemic claimed 35 lives in Libya and caused one fatality in Bahrain on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Libya’s National Center for Disease Control said in a statement that the...

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  • January 31, 2021

    Statement: Dubai to roll out China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday

    Dubai will roll out China’s Sinopharm vaccine to the general public from Sunday as coronavirus infections surged to record levels in the Middle East tourism hub, the government said...

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  • January 31, 2021

    Iran rejects Macron’s call for new nuclear deal

    Iran on Saturday dismissed the French president’s remarks on the need for a new nuclear deal with Tehran, Anadolu Agency reported. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the nuclear deal,...

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  • January 31, 2021

    COVID-19 cases, fatalities on rise in Arab countries

    Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco and Algeria announced Saturday more fatalities linked to the novel coronavirus as efforts continued to contain the disease, Anadolu Agency reported. Tunisia The Tunisian Health Ministry reported...

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  • January 31, 2021

    Israel confirms over 2,500 virus cases, 23 deaths

    The Israeli Health Ministry recorded 2,596 new infections and 23 fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday,  Anadolu Agency reported. A ministry statement cited by the Maariv newspaper said the...

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  • January 31, 2021

    Israeli forces kill Palestinian in alleged knife attack

    Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian in an alleged stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to the Israeli army, Anadolu Agency reported. A military statement said...

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  • January 31, 2021

    UN announces candidates for temporary Libyan government

    The UN Libya Support Mission (UNSMIL) announced Saturday candidates for leadership of the interim unity government that will govern until elections are held December 24, Anadolu Agency reports. There are...

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  • January 30, 2021

    Foreign meddling as a source of state fragility in Ethiopia

    State fragility is a multidimensional concept that is often characterised by deficiencies in one or more areas of the core functions of the state: legitimacy, authority (competing claimants to...

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  • January 30, 2021

    Details of Israel police torturing 13-year-old Palestinian child

    On Thursday at dawn, Israeli police stormed the occupied Jerusalem neighbourhood of Isawiya and raided a Palestinian home, arresting a 13-year-old boy and his 18-year-old brother. Speaking to Israeli...

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  • January 30, 2021

    Morocco accused of blackmailing critics with revenge porn 

    Moroccan authorities have been accused of silencing critics of King Mohammed VI’s court, with reports that in some cases the government has resorted to using revenge porn. According to...

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