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China’s Sinopec to develop Mansuriya gas field –ministry
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China’s Sinopec to develop Mansuriya gas field –ministry

China’s Sinopec has won a deal to develop Iraq’s Mansuriya gas field near the Iranian border, the oil ministry said on…
EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote
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EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote

JERUSALEM (AP) — A dispute over voting in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections…
Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM
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Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of…
Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
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Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. Rear Adm.…
UAE central bank extends some stimulus measures until mid-2022
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UAE central bank extends some stimulus measures until mid-2022

The United Arab Emirates central bank said on Tuesday it has extended until mid-2022 some stimulus measures introduced last year…
Loujain Al-Hathloul wins Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize
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Loujain Al-Hathloul wins Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday awarded its human rights prize to Saudi Arabian activist Loujain…
Abu Dhabi art gallery owner has a sideline business: trading COVID-19 vaccines
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Abu Dhabi art gallery owner has a sideline business: trading COVID-19 vaccines

From a small office in an Abu Dhabi skyscraper, Ukrainian national Natalya Muzaleva and her Hungarian husband Istvan Perger run…
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
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‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order

Israelis went about barefaced on Sunday after the order to wear masks outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative…
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
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Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the…
Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans
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Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans

Several rockets hit an Iraqi airbase hosting US forces on Sunday, injuring two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, the military…
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