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September 22, 2020

‘More than a team, it is an entire people’: 100 years of Palestinian football in Chile

While some Arab countries were celebrating their normalisation deals with Israel and Google was removing Palestine from its maps, Club Deportivo Palestino in Chile was celebrating its centenary. One...

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September 22, 2020

Remembering the Bentalha Massacre

Where: The town of Bentalha, about 15 kilometres south of Algiers, Algeria When: During the night of 22-23 September 1997 What happened It took one night to massacre more...
September 22, 2020

Algeria president: ‘France must hand over our martyrs’ remains and recognise colonial crimes’

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that France must hand over the remains of Algerian resistance martyrs and recognise its colonial crimes, stressing that the remains that Algeria received earlier this year...

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September 22, 2020

Germany calls on Greece to demilitarise islands near Turkey

As Ankara and Athens prepare for talks, Germany has called on Greece to withdraw its army from Aegean Sea islands, near Turkey, Greek newspaper ESTIA reported on Friday. Speaking about the...

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September 22, 2020

Jordan sentences king’s uncle to 9 years in prison

A Jordanian court has sentenced Walid Al-Kurdi, the husband of King Abdullah’s aunt, to nine years in prison and issued a fine of nine million dinars ($12.7 million), local...

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September 22, 2020

Saudi Arabia seeks Russia's help to prevent Marib falling into Houthi hands

Saudi Arabia has asked Russia to intervene and help prevent the strategic city of Marib from falling into the hands of Yemen’s Houthis, the Al-Akhbar newspaper reported. The paper quoted sources...

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September 22, 2020

PLO commends Qatar, Algeria for rejecting normalisation with Israel

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) commended Qatar and Algeria for refusing to normalise relations with Israel before the occupation of a Palestinian territories comes to an end. “We highly appreciate...

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September 22, 2020

Iraq protesters shut down Dhi Qar oil company in southern Iraq

Protesters in southern Iraq yesterday closed the Dhi Qar oil company and prevented employees from entering the building, Anadolu news agency reported. The agency quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the protesters...

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September 22, 2020

Kuwait arrests famous ‘fashionista’ for offending authorities

The Department of Cybercrime in Kuwait yesterday arrested local “fashionista”, Jamal Al-Najada, for offending the public prosecution in an audio recording, Kuwait’s Al-Qabas newspaper reported. The paper said the Public Prosecution’s...

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September 22, 2020

Iraq bans import of 29 agricultural, animal products

The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture yesterday banned the import of 29 agricultural crops and animal products due to their abundance in the local markets. The list of banned products...

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