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Imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti will run for Palestinian presidency during the upcoming summer elections.
Date of publication: 27 January, 2021
Mona Eltahawy on the Arab Spring, feminism, and hope
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Doubt and division cast a shadow over Palestinian elections
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France asks the US for more 'realism' towards Hezbollah
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Indonesian volcano erupts, spewing hot ash three kilometres away
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Yemen's war is being fuelled by economic profiteering: UN
In Yemen, the diverse actors involved in the war are benefitting financially from the situation, while the population dies of hunger
UN urges consensus as deadline for Somalia vote looms
UN special envoy James Swan warned that Somalia was approaching 'unpredictable territory' as its political leaders have not brokered a settlement over how to proceed with elections.
'We will fight for Germany,' Holocaust survivor to far-right
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Italy could have saved 200 drowning migrants: UN committee
The UN said that Italy failed to protect the right to life of more than 200 migrants on a boat that sank in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013
Police search Navalny's Moscow apartments, office: aide
Russia on Wednesday launched raids on the Moscow apartments and offices of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Russia to fine social media platforms over youth protests
Russia said it would punish top social media platforms for failing to delete posts calling for minors to join protests in support of Alexei Navalny
Lebanese-Canadian academic to be tried over 1980 Paris bombing
Lebanese-Canadian academic Hassan Diab, 67, will be tried over the 1980 Paris bombing.
Report describes the treatment of Emirati activist in jail
Arrested in 2017, human rights defender Ahmad Mansour has undergone unfair and inhumane treatments from the UAE's authorities
Israel military 'preparing plans' against Iran
An Israeli expert revealed that the military has plans against Iran as the US ...
Dozens injured in protests in Lebanon's Tripoli: Red Cross
Overnight police violence in Tripoli between security forces and demonstrators angered by economic effects of the coronavirus lockdown injured at least 45 people, the Lebanese Red Cross
Iran says Israel waging 'psychological war'
An Iranian official claimed Israel was waging a 'psychological war' as
Wuhan next-of-kin say China silencing them as WHO visits
The next-of-kin of those who died due to covid-19 say they are being suppressed by the Chinese government.
Russia suggests peace conference, US to renew Palestinian ties
Russia has backed a Palestinian proposal for a Middle East conference.
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In-depth: Further from the aspirations of the 2011 revolution than ever before, will the demand for 'bread, freedom and social justice' ever be realised in Egypt?
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