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Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested a woman who was filmed drifting
First-time offenders can be fined up to 20,000 Saudi riyals ($5,333) and have their car confiscated for 15 days. For second and third time offenders, the fine goes up to 40,000 Saudi riyals ($10,666) and the person caught drifting can face jail time.
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Coronavirus: China logs most deaths in a day as total surpasses 1,000
All but two of the 1,018 deaths attributed to the outbreak that emerged in December have taken place in mainland China. The virus is continuing to spread into other countries, with almost 500 of the 43,138 now confirmed cases elsewhere. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week reported the 13th case in the U.S.
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Purge of reformists in Iran election could doom nuclear deal, say diplomats
Reformist candidates have been systematically purged from the elections due on 21 February after vetting by the Guardian Council, a 12-strong body of lawyers and religious leader appointed indirectly by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Fresh clashes in Syria’s Idlib as rebels down helicopter
The shooting down of the helicopter came as government forces came closer to capturing the last rebel-held part of a strategic highway linking southern and northern Syria, which would bring the road under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's full control for the first time since 2012.
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Protesters clash with security forces in Lebanon ahead of Cabinet vote of confidence
Clashes broke out Tuesday between Lebanese protesters and security forces near the parliament building in central Beirut, where the new Cabinet is scheduled to submit its policy statement ahead of a vote of confidence. The meeting is being held amid a crippling economic and financial crisis, Lebanon’s worst in decades. Police threw a tight security dragnet around the area, and special forces and riot policemen quickly opened roads that were closed by protesters trying to prevent Cabinet ministers and legislators from reaching parliament.
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US military budget request for Afghanistan lowest in a decade
With a $14 billion dollar budget request for fiscal year 2021, the U.S. military is set to spend its lowest amount on the 18-year long war in Afghanistan in nearly a decade. The overseas contingency operations, or OCO, funding request for Operation Freedom Sentinel was detailed in the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2021 request released on Monday.
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Yemen aid effort threatened by Houthi ‘obstruction’
The massive aid operation for war-torn Yemen is under severe threat in the face of mounting obstruction from Huthi rebels, officials told AFP Tuesday ahead of a crunch meeting expected to be held in Brussels. Humanitarian agencies describe a deteriorating situation in the Huthi-controlled north where aid workers face arrest and intimidation as they attempt to distribute food to millions in dire need after five years of conflict.
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Riyad Bank hires banks for dollar sukuk issue
Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank has hired international and regional banks to arrange the potential issuance of dollar-denominated sukuk, it said in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday. The country’s fourth-largest bank has hired JPMorgan , Riyad Capital, Standard Chartered, First Abu Dhabi Bank and HSBC to lead the deal, the filing said.
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UN warns of ‘major shock’ as Africa locust outbreak spreads
The swarms of billions of locusts have been destroying crops in Kenya, which hasn’t seen such an outbreak in 70 years, as well as Somalia and Ethiopia, which haven’t seen this in a quarter-century. The insects have exploited favorable wet conditions after unusually heavy rains, and experts say climate change is expected to bring more of the same.
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Palestinians delay vote at UNSC against Trump’s peace deal
Over the weekend, a number of changes already had been made to water down the text, to ensure its passage by at least nine members and with an eye toward receiving the support of the five European countries on the council. The US and Israel had worked hard to ensure that the resolution would not pass.
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