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FRANCE/EGYPT – Macron rejects calls to get tough with Egypt’s el-Sisi on rights (Al Jazeera)

France will not condition weapons sales to Egypt on human rights concerns, French President Emmanuel Macron said after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart in...

IRAN – Iran: ‘Smart satellite-controlled machinegun’ killed scientist (Al Jazeera)

The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month was carried out remotely with artificial intelligence and a machinegun equipped with a “satellite-controlled smart...

VATICAN/IRAQ – Pope to make first-ever trip to Iraq in March: Vatican (Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis will become the first pope to visit Iraq next year, in a trip to five places, including Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul between...

IRAN/USA – Iran’s top banker says US blocking COVID-19 vaccine purchase (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

The United States is actively trying to prevent Iran’s efforts to buy a COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX, a global initiative undertaken by the World...

TURKEY – Erdogan seeks energy talks as EU mulls sanctions over East Med (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes “a win-win formula” can be found in a row with Greece over undersea resources, as the European Union...

EUROPE/IRAN – European powers rebuke Iran after enrichment announcement (Al Jazeera)

France, Britain and Germany said on Monday they were “deeply concerned” by an Iranian announcement that it intended to install additional advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges...

MACEDONIA/BULGARIA – On the Macedonian-Bulgarian dispute and historical revisionism (Katerina Kolozova, Al Jazeera)

In 2004, North Macedonia was one of the first post-Yugoslav states to receive an accession candidate status with the European Union. But 16 years...

DARFUR – Darfur residents protest end of peacekeeping mission in war-ravaged region (Al Arabiya)

A displaced Sudanese woman walks past a UN-African Union mission to Darfur (UNAMID) vehicle at the Kalma camp for internally displaced people in Darfur’s...

NATO/RUSSIA – In response to NATO ‘threat’, Russia adds firepower to Kaliningrad exclave (Al Arabiya)

Russian S-400 missile air defense systems are seen during a training exercise at a military base in Kaliningrad region, Russia August 11, 2020. (Reuters/Vitaly...

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