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Thu, 27 May 2021 05:03:13 +0000
Bernie Sanders Backs Down From Blocking Huge Arms Sale to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders has reportedly canceled an attempt to block a $735 million arms sale to Israel authorized by the US government...

Thu, 27 May 2021 04:49:17 +0000
The Syrian Polls Are a ‘Charade’ and a ‘Grotesque Joke’ Says UK's Envoy in The UN
 Wednesday’s presidential election in Syria was a “charade” and a “grotesque joke,” according to the UK’s representative on the UN Security Council...

Thu, 27 May 2021 04:39:21 +0000
Qatari Emir Invites Egyptian President El-Sisi to Visit Doha
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has been invited to visit Qatar by its Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani...

Thu, 27 May 2021 04:25:02 +0000
Jordan King Welcomes Blinken, Hails The Reopening of The US Consulate in East Jerusalem
King Abdullah on Wednesday warned against the continuation of provocative Israeli violations in Jerusalem and against Al Aqsa Mosque, as well as repeated illegal attempts to expel families in East Jerusalem neighbourhoods from their homes, especially...

Thu, 27 May 2021 04:17:54 +0000
Public Sector Workers Go on Strike in Lebanon
Public sector employees in Lebanon staged a strike on Wednesday across public administrations and schools, following an appeal by the General Labor Union and the Public Sector Employees’ Association, to demand an increase to wages and their purchas...

Thu, 27 May 2021 04:11:10 +0000
Myanmar’s Military Junta Killed Over 827 Since February Coup
Myanmar’s military junta has killed three more people in the country, raising the death toll in protests against the Feb...

Thu, 27 May 2021 04:01:35 +0000
Iraqi Militia Raids 'Green Zone' After The Arrest of Commander Qasim Muslih
The Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization, militia group on Wednesday raided Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone that hosts foreign diplomatic missions, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter...

Thu, 27 May 2021 03:52:31 +0000
UN: After a Year of 'Relative Calm' People Are Still Suffering in Syria
Despite over a year of "relative calm," the Syrian people are in the midst of soaring humanitarian suffering, the UN's special envoy for the country said Wednesday...

Wed, 26 May 2021 18:35:17 +0000
Britain Trains Palestinians and Israelis to Quash Protests in the West Bank
The British military has been training Israeli and Palestinian security forces as part of a multimillion-dollar project that will last until 2022...

Wed, 26 May 2021 18:29:18 +0000
How the Middle East Shaped Bob Dylan
“I live on a street named after a Saint / ... Where the Jews and the Catholics and the Muslims all pray,” Bob Dylan sings in a song dedicated to the memory of American blues guitarist Jimmy Reed, released last year on Rough and Rowdy Winds...

Wed, 26 May 2021 11:38:38 +0000
Saudi Arabia Forbids Israeli Carrier to Pass in Its Airspace
An Israeli carrier was forced on Tuesday to cancel a flight to Dubai after failure to obtain Saudi permission to fly through its airspace, according to Israeli media...

Wed, 26 May 2021 11:26:38 +0000
Will The US Resume Talks With North Korea?
The United States has signaled a desire to resume stalled nuclear negotiations with North Korea by designating a special envoy, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday...

Wed, 26 May 2021 11:10:15 +0000
US, Allies Say Syrian Presidential Election is Sham
Syria’s presidential election set for Wednesday will "neither be free nor fair," top diplomats from the US, UK, France, Germany and Italy said Tuesday...

Wed, 26 May 2021 10:23:53 +0000
Iran’s Ambassador: Israeli Officials Must be Brought to Justice
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi says Israeli officials must be brought to justice for perpetrating “heinous” crimes against the Palestinian people in flagrant violation of international law....

Wed, 26 May 2021 10:01:32 +0000
Egypt Reduces Its Compensation Demands From Ever Given to $550 Million
The head of the Suez Canal Authority Osama Rabie announced Monday that the Suez Canal Authority is engaged in a lawsuit dispute against the container ship Ever Given over compensation, and has agreed to reduce costs down to $550 million...

Wed, 26 May 2021 09:47:47 +0000
Is Egypt Now Facing a Wave of The Black Fungus?
“His right eye contracted black fungus”, claimed the brother of late artist Samir Ghanem, who died Thursday evening of COVID-19 at the age of 84, sparking fears that a a deadly fungal infection reported in India may have made its way to Egypt...

Wed, 26 May 2021 09:41:44 +0000
The US Calls on WHO to Keep Digging For Virus Origin
The Biden administration has called on the World Health Organization to conduct a second investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic amid a renewed push for one from both scientists and politicians...

Wed, 26 May 2021 09:14:24 +0000
Parliament Snub! Angry Kuwaiti MPs Hijack Seats Reserved For The Cabinet!
Opposition MPs occupied seats reserved for Cabinet ministers for the second time yesterday, prompting the government to boycott the session and leading Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem to cancel the sessions...

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:37:52 +0000
US Defends Sending Money to Wuhan Weeks Before The Covid-19 Outbreak
Anthony Fauci has defended the United States' 'modest' and 'very respectable' funding of the Wuhan laboratory - which is now at the center of speculation as a possible source of the COVID-19 virus...

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:29:24 +0000
Palestinians Protests Blinken’s Visit to Ramallah
Palestinian protesters have taken to the streets of Ramallah to protest a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the West Bank city and his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...



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