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CAMEROON – Cameroon holds first regional election amid opposition boycott (Al Jazeera)

Cameroon is holding its first-ever regional election, which the government says hands more power to the provinces but the opposition boycotts as a sham. In...

SAUDI ARABIA/ISRAEL – Saudi prince strongly criticises Israel at Bahrain summit (Al Jazeera)

A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticised Israel at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israel’s foreign minister, showing the challenges any...

KUWAIT – Kuwait polls: Opposition makes gains, gov’t resignation accepted (Al Jazeera)

Kuwait’s opposition has taken nearly half of parliament’s seats in weekend polls amid calls for reforms over corruption and high debt, but the sole...

ISRAEL – Dozens of Israelis arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest (Al Jazeera)

At least 30 people have been arrested in demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported. Police on Saturday said thousands of protesters gathered...

USA/GULF STATES/IRAN – US must consult Gulf states on reviving Iran nuclear deal: Riyadh (Al Jazeera)

The Gulf states must be consulted before the United States revives a nuclear agreement with Iran, says Saudi Arabia, warning that this would be...

SOUTH AFRICA – Abolish anti-Blackness: Hair and racism in South Africa (Zulaikha Patel, Al Jazeera)

In September, popular South African health and beauty retailer Clicks sparked widespread anger after publishing an advertisement that reinforced Eurocentric beauty standards in a country still...

USA – Why should the US be afforded the ‘power of assassination’? (Clive Stafford Smith, Al Jazeera)

On November 16, the case of Bilal Abdul Kareem came on for argument before the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. The...

VENEZUELA – Venezuela vote likely to give Maduro’s party control of Congress (Al Arabiya)

Venezuelan President Maduro during an interview with the Venezuelan journalist Ernesto Villegas, in Caracas, August 23, 2020. (AFP) Venezuela’s congressional election on Sunday will almost...

BELARUS – Thousands of anti-Lukashenko protesters march in Belarus, dozens arrested (Al Arabiya)

Demonstrators, most of them wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, attend an opposition rally in Minsk, Belarus, Dec. 6,...

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