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(Qatar/Gulf States/Iran) Qatar minister calls on Gulf states to hold talks with Iran (Middle East Eye)

Shortly after Saudi Arabia and its allies lifted their blockade on Doha, Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani calls for dialogue with Tehran https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-iran-gulf-minister-call-talks

(USA/Bahrain/Israel) Trump awards Bahrain king legion of merit on last day in office (Middle East Eye)

King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa was given the US award after Bahrain normalised relations with Israel https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bahrain-trump-king-legion-merit-last-day-normalisation

(Qatar) Qatar blockade ends: BeIN Sports unofficially returns to Saudi Arabia (Middle East Eye)

Riyadh cafes broadcast banned Doha-based broadcaster, as Qatar expected to drop $1bn piracy lawsuit against Riyadh https://www.middleeasteye.net/qatar-saudi-arabia-bein-sports-returns-blockade

(Turkey/Twitter/Pinterest) Turkey hits Twitter and Pinterest with ad ban for resisting new social media law (Middle East Eye)

Ragip Soylu Twitter and Pinterest have yet to assign a legal representative in Turkey, leading ministers to warn of 'digital fascism' https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-twitter-pinterest-ad-ban-social-media-law

(Israel) Why calling Israel an apartheid state is not enough (Middle East Eye)

Lana Tatour Report from B'Tselem highlighting Israel's apartheid character is a welcome development, but this finding cannot be divorced from the state's oppressive settler-colonialism https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-calling-israel-apartheid-state-not-enough

(China/Malaysia/Economy) Imported industrial parts from Malaysia test positive for COVID-19: East China’s Dongyang city (Global Times)

A batch of imported industrial parts from Malaysia, transported via East China's Hangzhou customs on January 15, have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities in...

(China/Economy) Traffic jams in North China’s Hebei Province may lead to higher prices (Global Times)

By Tao Mingyang China's top steel-producing province is witnessing a jam in the transportation of the vital industrial material - a collateral damage of the...

(China/Economy) Hubei’s GDP drops 5% in 2020, set to stage hefty growth in 2021 (Global Times)

The economy of the coronavirus-stricken Central China's Hubei Province contracted 5 percent last year to 4.34 trillion yuan ($669.45 billion), but all major indicators...

(China/Economy) China’s retail sales set to growth 15-20% in 2021 (Global Times)

As China has just revealed encouraging economic figures for 2020, some Western media organizations are focusing attention on the country's sluggish growth in consumer...

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