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September 23, 2020

At UN, Aoun calls for help in refugees’ return

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has called for international help to secure the safe return of Syrian refugees, saying that the Mediterranean state can no longer afford to host them....

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September 23, 2020

US Space Force makes first foreign deployment to Qatar

The recently formed US Space Force has deployed troops to the Arabian Peninsula as its first foreign mission. Earlier this month a squadron of 20 “core space operators” were...

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September 23, 2020

Qatar: Emir calls for UN action to end Israeli occupation

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, condemned the international community at the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday for its lack of “effective...

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September 23, 2020

Libya Coast Guard intercepts 119 boat migrants at sea

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced that the Libyan Coast Guard intercepted a boat carrying 119 asylum seekers at sea. The organisation retweeted a post by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) which...

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September 23, 2020

Explosion rocks Hezbollah weapons cache in southern Lebanon

A Hezbollah-owned weapons cache in southern Lebanon exploded yesterday afternoon as a result of a “technical error”, Al Jazeera reports. The explosion, according to local media outlets, killed at least four...

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September 23, 2020

Tebboune: Algeria has no problem with Morocco

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that his country has no problem with Morocco, adding that the Western Sahara issue is “a matter of decolonisation”. The president said Morocco is...

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September 23, 2020

Palestine skips East Mediterranean Gas Forum signing ceremony

Palestine yesterday skipped a virtual ceremony held to sign the charter of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) hosted by Egypt, the WAFA news agency reported. “We did not participate in the...

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September 23, 2020

MEMO in conversation with Sarah Hunaidi

Sarah Hunaidi, a Syrian feminist and human rights activist, spoke exclusively to MEMO about the Syrian uprising, revolution and civil war, as well as the politics of the Druze...

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September 23, 2020

Economic injustice in Egypt will continue unless Sisi learns an important lesson

Since the Egyptian businessman Mohamed Ali called on people to protest in the streets on 20 September, all of the official media mouthpieces have tried to direct their attention...

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September 23, 2020

Saudi Arabia to gradually lift ban on performing Umrah

Saudi Arabia will gradually lift a coronavirus related ban for Umrah pilgrimage starting early next month, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported early today. According to the report, Saudi Arabia will...

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