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October 9, 2020

Ex-oil executive sentenced in Iraq bribery case

A former executive at Monaco-based oil and gas consultancy Unaoil has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for bribing public officials in Iraq to seal...

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October 9, 2020

Europe Parliament seeks sanctions on Saudis over Khashoggi murder

The European Parliament urged the European Council on Thursday to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabians responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Anadolu Agency reports. The European Parliament...
October 9, 2020

Turkey’s Central Bank raises lira swap rate

Turkey’s Central Bank increased the Turkish lira interest rate for swap transactions by 150 basis points on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. The rate, the bank uses in weekly currency...

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October 9, 2020

Firefighters tackle blaze at Al-Azhar Mosque

A fire broke out on the second floor of the Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Mosque in Cairo on Wednesday...

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October 9, 2020

PTSD. Anxiety. Nightmares: Life after prison for Egypt’s child detainees

On 27 September, Egypt’s public prosecution ordered that 79 children detained since the start of the demonstrations be released. All the children were aged between 10 and 15 and...
October 9, 2020

Jordan’s Islamists ally for upcoming parliamentary elections

The Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, will participate in the next legislative elections scheduled for 10 November. IAF officials have been...

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October 9, 2020

Hamas deplores Bin Sultan's attack on Palestine leadership

The Hamas movement on Thursday rejected the statements of a Saudi official in which he attacked Palestinian leaders, describing them as “ungrateful”. This came in a brief statement of...

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October 9, 2020

Israel occupation to demolish Palestine school in West Bank

An Israeli court ruled to demolish a newly-constructed Palestinian school located in the centre of the West Bank. Anadolu Agency quoted anti-settlement activist Abdullah Abu Rahma stating that the Jerusalem...

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October 9, 2020

Turkey, Greece foreign ministers meet for first time since east Med tensions

Turkish official media reported that the foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece met on Thursday for the first time since tensions erupted between the two member states of the North Atlantic...

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October 9, 2020

Assad: 'US assassination plan is obvious and expected'

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad claimed that US President Donald Trump’s plan to assassinate him is part of a rooted US policy that relies on assassination attempts, while stressing the...

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