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November 6, 2020

Turkey and Qatar to discuss boosting ties

The sixth meeting of the Turkey-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee will be held on Thursday in the Turkish resort city of Antalya, officials in Doha have confirmed. The delegations will...

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November 6, 2020

US says it seeks to eliminate PKK presence in Syria

The US is reportedly seeking to reduce and eliminate the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria, according to Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey....

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November 6, 2020

Beirut port customs chief arrested in Saudi drug-smuggling case

Beirut port’s customs chief has been arrested in a drug-smuggling case involving a Saudi Arabian prince, Al-Jazeera has reported. Badri Daher was arrested on suspicion that he accepted bribes,...

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November 6, 2020

Amnesty calls on Egypt to investigate racial slurs against Sudan protesters

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian government to investigate alleged beatings and racial slurs directed at Sudanese protesters. Last week Sudanese migrants protested against the killing of 12-year-old...

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November 6, 2020

EU must take stronger action, not just condemn Israel’s policies, officials say

European and Palestinian officials warned on Tuesday that linking normalisation with the occupation state of Israel with peace between Israelis and Palestinians is naive. A webinar organised by the European-Palestinian...

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November 6, 2020

Iran announces new long-range ballistic missile system

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a new ballistic missile system capable of consecutively launching multiple, long-range ballistic missiles, Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported. Meanwhile, The Drive news site...

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November 6, 2020

US to sanction leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement

The United States is planning to sanction Gebran Bassil, the leader of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement party, which was founded by President Michel Aoun and is allied with Hezbollah,...

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November 6, 2020

Israel’s envoy says UN does nothing but ‘perpetuate the conflict’

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan has slammed the UN for taking “hostile decisions” against Israel. In an interview with Israel Hayom, Erdan expressed: “The decisions...

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November 6, 2020

Rouhani: ‘Iran witnessed worst days during Trump presidency’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared that his country experienced its worst days during Donald Trump’s presidency. This came in a speech Rouhani delivered via video conferencing on Thursday, at...

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November 6, 2020

EU calls on Israel to stop demolition of Palestinian homes

The European Union (EU) on Thursday called on Israel to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied territories. EU Spokesperson Peter Santo announced in a statement: “This...

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