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EGYPT – Egypt closes decade-old controversial NGOs foreign funding case (Al Arabiya)

An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday ordered the closing of a long-running investigation into 20 non-governmental organizations accused of illegally receiving foreign funds, the...

UK – UK’s Ministry of Defense in talks to control steelmaker for nuclear (Al Arabiya)

In this image from file video provided by UK Ministry of Defence, British navy vessel HMS Montrose escorts another ship during a mission to...

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE/CHINA – Central and Eastern Europe is no Chinese Trojan horse (Alicja Bachulska, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/05/central-and-eastern-europe-is-no-chinese-trojan-horse/

IRAN/NORTH KOREA – Thanks to North Korea, Iran Can Launch Satellites Now (Caleb Larson, The National Interest)

Here's What You Need To Remember: Iran and North Korea are partners of convenience - since both are enemies of the United States, they cooperate...

IRAN – Iran’s Khorramshahr Missile is a Knockoff of a Knockoff (Caleb Larson, The National Interest)

Here's What You Need To Remember: The missile has a 2,000 kilometer range - certainly far enough to hit Tel Aviv. Even if Iran were...

RUSSIA – Russia’s Terminator Armored Fighting Vehicle Is Ready to Terminate (Peter Suciu, The National Interest)

The Russian Federation’s BMPT (Tank Support Fighting Vehicle), known as the “Terminator,” has traveled back in time to ensure the future for the machines—but...

CYBER CRIME – Cyber mercenaries group DeathStalker uses a new backdoor (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/111945/hacking/deathstalker-powerpepper-backdoor.html

CHILE – Chile’s Mapuche people vs the State: A battle for ancestral lands (Al Jazeera)

We travel to Chile to meet some of the Mapuche groups on the offensive to reclaim their culture. In Chile, the Mapuche communities make up...

USA – US used ‘unlawful’ Trump administration guide to rule on asylum (Creede Newton, Al Jazeera)

President Donald Trump’s administration has continued using “unlawful” asylum directives despite an October 31 United States court order striking them down, according to court...

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