Middle East
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Single Covid vaccine dose in Israel ‘less effective than we thought’
Israel’s coronavirus tsar has warned that a single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be providing less protection than originally…
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Saudi Arabia unveils plans for ’zero-carbon’ city built in 100 MILE straight line
Saudi Arabia has announced its staggeringly-ambitious project will consist of a straight line stretching for more than a hundred miles. The…
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UN predicts ‘famine not seen in 40 years’ due to Pompeo’s Yemen policy
The US designation of the Houthi movement in Yemen as a terrorist organisation is likely to lead to a famine on a…
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First Qatari vehicles cross into Saudi Arabia after borders reopen
Vehicles from Qatar have crossed a land border into Saudi Arabia for the first time since Arab states severed diplomatic and transport ties with…
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Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Trump over killing of paramilitary chief
A Baghdad court has issued a warrant for the arrest of the US president, Donald Trump, as part of its investigation…
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Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies ‘to lift years-long blockade on Qatar, reopen borders’
Saudi Arabia and its regional allies will end a four-year crippling blockade of Qatar and re-open borders in a breakthrough agreement due to…
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WW3 warning: Iran may become nuclear powerhouse to rival US in the Middle East region
World War 3 fears have been reignited as an expert warned that in the future Iran may attempt to build a nuclear…
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Far-right Israeli football fans rebel over Beitar Jerusalem’s new Arab owner
An Israeli premier league football team whose most hardcore fans chant “Death to Arabs” faces a crisis of introspection following…
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EU foreign ministers pave way for revival of Iran nuclear deal
EU foreign ministers have agreed not to set fresh preconditions on a revival of the Iran nuclear deal, believing Tehran and…
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Saudi prosecutor seeks maximum jail sentence for women’s rights activist
The state prosecutor’s office in Saudi Arabia is seeking the maximum possible jail sentence for the women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, raising the…
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