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26 December 2020
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Russian FSB thwarts terrorist attack in Makhachkala
26 December 2020
Four members of the Islamic State group were apprehended as part of an operation by the Russian security services. Their identity is not yet known.
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Saudi Crown Prince receives coronavirus vaccine
26 December 2020
Over 500,000 people have already registered to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia since its launch last Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
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From Bethlehem to Rome, subdued Christmas celebrations amidst pandemic lockdown
25 December 2020
Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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Maia Sandu sworn in as president of Moldova
24 December 2020
She cited the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s economic crisis as her priorities while promising to appoint a team of experts to tackle the issues. Sandu has presented closer integration with the EU as a way out of the economic crisis.
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EU extends humanitarian support for refugees in Turkey
24 December 2020
The EU has now allocated €485 million to support refugees in Turkey via the two programs delivered through Turkish partners, such as the Turkish Red Crescent Society. These programmes help over 1.8 million refugees meet their basic needs and will help over 700,000 children to continue their education, and will now be funded under the EU budget.
The EU is now allocating €485 million ($591.6 million) to support refugees in Turkey via the two programs.
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Saudi Arabia reflects on its role as "elder sister" within GCC
23 December 2020
The next summit of the leaders of the six GCC countries is expected to be held in Saudi Arabia in the first week of January 2021. The GCC has been in crisis since a rift emerged between Qatar and three other members - Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain. Thanks to Kuwait mediation it is hoped the rift can be healed ahead of the summit, allowing the GCC to resume its work.
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UN Security Council discusses Western Sahara after US diplomatic U turn
22 December 2020
The region has effectively been split by an earthen wall separating an area controlled by Morocco that it claims as its southern provinces, and territory controlled by the Polisario with a U.N.-mandated buffer zone between them.
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Al-Azhar proscribes membership in the Muslim Brotherhood
21 December 2020
“It is clear to the public what these groups have done in distorting some texts, cutting them out of their context, and using them to achieve personal goals or interests and corrupting the land,” al-Azhar said in a fatwa. “Membership in these extremist groups is considered forbidden by Shariah.”