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Saudi Arabia’s film industry: Between glitz and censorship
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Saudi Arabia’s film industry: Between glitz and censorship

It was a cinematic revolution that would have hit the screens – if there had been any. In 2018, the…
Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast
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Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman has cut off access to the buzzy new audio chat app Clubhouse, the…
‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation
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‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation

BEIRUT (AP) — The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five…
Kosovo follows US, Guatemala in opening embassy in Jerusalem
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Kosovo follows US, Guatemala in opening embassy in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Kosovo opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, joining the United States and Guatemala as…
Kuwait court expels harsh government critic from parliament
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Kuwait court expels harsh government critic from parliament

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s constitutional court ordered the country’s most outspoken opposition lawmaker expelled from parliament on…
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal
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Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal

AMMAN (Reuters) – Protests erupted across many of Jordan’s cities and provincial towns against the government’s coronavirus restrictions, a day…
Video shows Israeli troops detaining Palestinian children
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Video shows Israeli troops detaining Palestinian children

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops detained five Palestinian children for several hours after they were confronted by Jewish settlers while…
Israel, Greece, Cyprus hold naval drill as they deepen ties
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Israel, Greece, Cyprus hold naval drill as they deepen ties

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that it has conducted a joint naval exercise with Greece and Cyprus,…
Gulf states embrace Israel — and the language, too
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Gulf states embrace Israel — and the language, too

Curiosity, that’s why May al-Badi wanted to learn Hebrew. “Wanting to know more about something we don’t have here,” says…
Gaza fishermen killed by Israeli drone caught in nets, Hamas says
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Gaza fishermen killed by Israeli drone caught in nets, Hamas says

GAZA (Reuters) – Three Palestinian fishermen who died in an offshore blast on Sunday had encountered an explosive-laden Israeli drone…
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