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Sudanese security forces deploy ahead of planned anti-coup protests
Sudanese security forces have spread out around Khartoum and neighboring cities ahead of planned anti-coup protests, days after the resignation of the country’s civilian prime minister, witnesses said Tuesday.
Streets leading to the army…
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Kuwait suspends indoor activities until Feb. 28 to limit spread of COVID-19
Authorities in Kuwait on Monday announced a decision to temporarily suspend all types of social events, which are held in closed places, from Sunday until Feb. 28, in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19.
The Kuwaiti Cabinet made…
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Two drones shot down targeting Iraq base: anti-Daesh coalition
Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition fighting the Daesh group said.
“Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were engaged and destroyed by defensive…
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Saudi Shoura Council speaker meets senior Bahraini officials to strengthen joint parliamentary work
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad on Monday praised the historical relations that unite his country and Saudi Arabia during a meeting with the Speaker of the Saudi Shoura Council, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Asheikh.
The Saudi official…
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Palestinian parties urged to remove obstacles for local elections in Gaza and West Bank
Hamas has rejeced plans to hold municipal polls in the Gaza Strip — as is the case in the West Bank — where the Palestinian Authority was preparing for the second phase of elections in March.
More than 100 Palestinian NGOs issued a…
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Saudi Arabia launches e-visa service for cruise tourists
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched an e-visa service for cruise tourists.
Through Twitter, the ministry on Sunday said that the e-visa would be issued to people arriving in Saudi Arabia via cruises, and that applications…
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Britney Spears unfollows sister Jamie-Lynn on Instagram
Britney Spears has unfollowed Jamie-Lynn Spears on Instagram.
The 40-year-old pop star - who was recently handed back control of her assets after her father Jamie was removed as her conservator after 13 years - no longer has her…
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Arab coalition demands release of UAE-flagged cargo ship hijacked by Houthis
The Arab coalition on Monday demanded the immediate release of a UAE-flagged cargo ship that the Houthi militia hijacked off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah on Sunday, or face the prospect of a “use force if necessary.”
“The terrorist…
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Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Daesh
Five Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 were injured in a rocket attack by Daesh militants on a military transport bus on Sunday in the east of the country at approximately 7 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), Syrian state media said on Monday.…
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Sudan’s PM Hamdok resigns as deadly crackdown on protesters continues
Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned Sunday, more than two months after a coup and following another deadly crackdown on protesters, with the military now firmly in control.
Sudan had been undergoing a fragile journey…
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