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February 7, 2021

US Blinken, Saudi foreign minister discuss Yemen, human rights

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Friday discussed issues ranging from regional security to human rights and the war in Yemen, the State...

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February 7, 2021

Sudan Minister - Filling Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam in July threatens Sudan's security

Any unilateral step by Ethiopia to fill its hydropower project, called the Renaissance Dam, in July would directly threaten Sudan’s national security, Sudanese Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Yasser...

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February 7, 2021

ICC ruling brings hope for Palestine, dismay for Israel

Many Palestinians see a ruling by the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories as a belated chance of justice for victims of Israeli attacks,...

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February 7, 2021

Bahrain says it foiled 'terrorist plots' to bomb two bank ATMs

Bahrain security services foiled “terrorist plots” to bomb two ATMs belonging to a national bank, Reuters reported the interior ministry as saying on Saturday. The bombs had been placed...

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February 7, 2021

British academics reject UK government's 'working definition of antisemitism'

The following is the full text of a letter published and co-signed by over five dozen British academics, rejecting the UK government’s adoption of the IHRA’s ‘working definition of...

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February 7, 2021

Activists in Beirut protest killing of Hezbollah critic Luqman Salim

Luqman Salim was a vocal critic of Hezbollah and its attempts to monopolise Lebanese politics...

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February 7, 2021

Iran top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal

Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance...

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February 7, 2021

US to drop Houthi terrorist designation due to Yemen crisis

The United States intends to revoke the Houthi movement’s terrorist designation in response to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, reversing one of the Trump administration’s most criticised last-minute decisions, reports Reuters....

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February 7, 2021

Police block off Tunis city centre against planned protest

Police locked down a large area of central Tunis on Saturday, blocking roads to prevent a major protest backed by the country’s powerful labour union, prompting angry criticism from...

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February 6, 2021

Discover Mar Saba Monastery, Palestine

The Mar Saba Monastery, set half-way between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, is the oldest monastery in the Holy Land and one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in...

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