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UK Labour Party recruited ex-Israeli intelligence official for social media role

Labour Party said it was aware of report but did not immediately respond to questions about matter
Khashoggi
Incoming US intelligence chief vows to release report on who killed Khashoggi
Human Rights
US declares China's treatment of Uighurs and ethnic minorities 'genocide'
US Politics
Pompeo sparks outrage with tweet rebuking 'multiculturalism'
Darfur
Troops deployed in Sudan's Darfur after scores killed in clashes
Media
Arabic press review: Egypt pledges to release hundreds of political prisoners
Inside Egypt
Genital-shaped cupcakes spark national scandal in Egypt
Covid-19
Covid-19: Palestinians to receive first batch of Russian vaccine by weekend
Diplomacy
Trump awards Bahrain king legion of merit on last day in office
GCC
Fears in Gulf over WhatsApp data-sharing rule drives spike in use of rival apps
Inside Turkey
Turkey hits Twitter and Pinterest with ad ban for resisting new social media law
Sport
Qatar blockade ends: BeIN Sports unofficially returns to Saudi Arabia
Gulf Tensions
Qatar minister calls on Gulf states to hold talks with Iran
Tunisia
Tunisia arrests more than 600 after three days of unrest 
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi court reduces sentence for US doctor ahead of Biden presidency
Covid-19
Jordan becomes first country in the world to vaccinate refugees against Covid-19
Iran Tensions
Iran to conduct military drills in Gulf of Oman ahead of Biden inauguration
Syria War
In pictures: Floods devastate camps in Syria's Idlib
Inside Israel
Israel bans schools from hosting rights groups critical of occupation
Human Rights
Turkey will not deport journalist Mohammad Mosaed to Iran, sources say
Inside Israel
Israel's Gideon Saar asks campaign staff to take polygraph test, following leaks
France tensions
UN urged to take action against France over 'entrenching Islamophobia'
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi executions at record low as five convicted as minors still on death row