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February 22nd, 2021

Iran's President Faces Pushback From Parliament Over IAEA Deal Terror Groups in Kashmir Adopt Canadian Messaging App to Evade Indian Security Services
EU Hits 19 Venezuelans With Sanctions Over December Election Haiti's President Defends Record at UN; US Slams 'Rule by Decree'
Iraq's Ancient Christian Community, Decimated by Violence, Fear Myanmar Grinds to a Halt as Hundreds of Thousands Strike Against Military Coup
Biden Readies His First Major Penalties on Russia Baloch Protesters End Sit-In After Pakistani Prime Minister's Pledge to Meet Them
UAE Announces $2 Billion in Defense Contracts, Confirms Saab Globaleye Deal US Arrests Wife of Mexico Cartel Chief El Chapo on Drug Charges
Unknown Gunmen Kidnap Pro-Govt Official in Yemen's Aden Two Killed in Herat Gunmen Attack
Iraq Pauses Massive Prepaid Oil Deal With China as Prices Soar Former Israeli Officials Support US Return to Iran Deal
Oxfam: UK Arms Sales to Saudis Prolonging Yemen War American Avenger Air Defense Systems Reportedly Spotted on a Highway Linking Iraq and Syria
Family Alleges Navy Veteran Died After Police Knelt on His Neck 75-Year-Old Protester Files Lawsuit Against Buffalo
Israel Expresses 'Regret,' Will Compensate for Yemenite Children Taken During 1950s Israeli Cyber Firm: Chinese Hacking Tool Was Modeled on NSA Spyware
Syrian Pound Sinks to Record Low Amid Severe Dollar Shortages Algeria Used 'Repressive Tactics' During Hirak Protests: Amnesty International
Who Showed Up for the In-Person UAE Weapons Show? Saab Heads EU Industry Push for a Drone Collision-Avoidance Kit
France to Begin Building New Ballistic Missile Subs India, China Complete Troop Pullout From Disputed Border
In Pictures: Businesses Shut as Myanmar Protesters Defy Military South Korea Agrees to Partial Release of Blocked Iranian Money
Nigeria: Kidnappers Free 53 People Seized on Bus Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Withdraws Poll Result Challenge
Generation Identity: France Begins Shutting Down Far-Right Group Sweden Charges Man With Spying for Russia
Covid-19: Gaza Starts Inoculation Drive Amid Vaccine Shortage Blinken Vows 'Firm Action' Against Myanmar's Military
Iran Could Boost Uranium Enrichment to 60 Percent: Khamenei EU Agrees to Sanctions on Myanmar Military, Russian Officials
Saudi Arms Producer in Defense Venture With Lockheed Martin ISWAP Jihadists Overrun Nigerian Army Base as Residents Flee
Polish Armed Forces Field 'Warmate' Kamikaze Drone Three Families Sue Saudi Arabia Over Florida Shooting
UAE Deeply Involved in Yemen Despite Claims of Withdrawal, Experts Say Pensacola Base Shooter Had Accomplices, Help From Saudi Arabia, Victims' Families Claim in Lawsuit
Pentagon Budget Must Prioritize the Navy, Air Force and Cyber, Lawmakers Say Saudi, Emirati Defense Conglomerates Cut Deal for Military Vehicle Production
Israel's Netanyahu Corruption Trial to Resume After Election US Outraged by Recent Rocket Attacks in Iraq but Will Not Lash Out
Israel to Build New Natural Gas Pipeline From Its Offshore Rig Direct to Egypt Hamas Says It Won't Nominate Presidential Candidate for Palestinian Elections
Israeli Military Says It Uncovered 'Potential Threat' to Navy Ships Off Gaza Coast Iran Commutes Sentence of Ailing Iranian-American, but Blocks Him From Leaving
Former Israeli Defense Officials Back US Return to Iran Deal, Urge New Long-Term Pact IDF Probe Clears Troops of Wrongdoing After Israeli Woman Walks Into Syria
150 Dutch Soldiers Deployed to Iraqi Kurdistan Region Four Palestinian Families Displaced as Israeli Forces Demolish Building in East Jerusalem
Report: Raed Salah Held in Solitary Confinement by Israel Gaza Launches National Vaccination Campaign Against Covid-19
Chinese, Japanese Chase Each Other Near Disputed Diaoyu Islands as Tensions Rise in East China Sea South China Sea: Vietnam Builds Up Defences Against Beijing in Spratly Islands, Report Says
British Arms Sales Prolonging Saudi War in Yemen, Says Oxfam US, Japan Begin Joint Military Drills After China Enters Japanese Waters
Afghan Parliament Approves Current Fiscal Year's Budget Afghan Peace Negotiators Meet After More Than Month-Long Gap in Talks
Afghanistan: Kabul's Poorest Killed, Injured in Blast While Working on Street Afghanistan 'Not Vietnam': Ghani
Covid-19: Former Israeli Minister Urges Denial of Vaccine to Palestinians in Gaza Yemen: Warring Parties Fail to Agree Prisoner Swap Deal, Says UN
Greece to Install Long-Range Cameras and Radars Along Border With Turkey: Report Saudi Arabia Arms Deals: UK 'Prolonging' Yemen War With Weapon Sales
'They Destroyed Our Dreams': Israel's Bulldozers Target Palestinian Women Farmers Pakistani Female Aid Workers Shot Dead by Assailants
Protesters Rally, Businesses Close in Strike Against Myanmar Coup UAE Unveils $1.36bn in Arms Deals at Abu Dhabi Weapons Show
China Rejects Uighurs Genocide Charge, Invites UN's Rights Chief EU Considers Sanctions on Russia, Myanmar
Iran Lawmakers Call for President's Prosecution Over IAEA Deal EU Weighs Troubled Russia Ties, Fresh Sanctions
Rockets Target US Embassy in Baghdad, No Casualties EU Slaps Sanctions on 19 More Venezuelan Officials
Italian Ambassador Among 3 Killed in Attack on Congo Convoy Protests Swell After Myanmar Junta Raises Specter of Force
China Says China, US, and Europe Should Work Together to Uphold Multilateralism China Calls for Reset in Sino-US Relations
US's Blinken Vows 'Firm Action' Against Myanmar Military Armenia Seeks Bigger Russian Military Presence on Its Territory
UN Chief Guterres Tells Myanmar Military: 'Stop the Repression' Biden Should Make Releases of Iranian-Americans Precondition of Deals With Iran: Family
Anti-Coup Protesters Defy Junta Warning, Strike Grips Myanmar Libyan Interior Minister's Convoy in Shootout He Calls Assassination Attempt
Between Biden Call and Ballot, Netanyahu Seeks Iran Consensus With Rivals Yemen's Houthis Raise Stakes in Marib 'Blood Bath', Sources Say
US Seeks to Extend, Strengthen Nuclear Pact With Iran, Blinken Says EU to Sanction Four Russians Over Navalny, Including Prosecutors
UAE and Qatar Hold First Meeting Since Gulf Detente UN Reports That Despite Peace Agreement, South Sudan Experiencing Extreme Levels of Localized Violence

February 21st, 2021

Iraq Daily Roundup: 11 Killed Yemen Govt Claims 40 Houthis Killed in Artillery Shelling in Maarib
Iran Sees Hypocrisy as West Mum on Israel's Nuclear Expansion Rockets Hit Baghdad Base With US Contractors Present, One Iraqi Wounded
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