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September 13, 2020

Oman welcomes Bahrain-Israel normalisation decision

Oman welcomes Bahrain’s decision to normalise relations with Israel and hopes it will contribute to Israeli-Palestinian peace, Oman state media said on Sunday, Reuters reported. Bahrain on Friday became the second...

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September 13, 2020

Yemen: Saudi-led planes strike rebel positions in Sanaa

The Saudi-led coalition launched 11 airstrikes on positions of Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, the Shia group said, Anadolu Agency reported. Five airstrikes targeted the vicinity of...

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September 13, 2020

Iranian wrestler executed despite international outcry

Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed on Saturday morning in a case that sparked international outcry from human rights groups and sports bodies, Anadolu Agency reports. Afkari, 27, was accused of...

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September 13, 2020

Erdogan to Macron: ‘You cannot lecture us on humanity’

Recalling France’s massacres in Algeria and Rwanda, the Turkish president said the French president “cannot lecture us on humanity”, Anadolu Agency reported. Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks came at a symposium held...

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September 13, 2020

UAE records highest daily rise in coronavirus cases

The UAE reported 1,007 new coronavirus cases, the country’s Health Ministry said on Saturday, the highest daily spike since the first case was reported in the country, Anadolu Agency reported. The...

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September 13, 2020

Coronavirus: Plastic distancing

Guests wear plastic coverings when meeting the bride and groom at a wedding in Turkey ...

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September 12, 2020

Machsom Watch: Israel uses 3 strategies to erase Palestine religious sites

Machsom Watch, an Israeli human rights group, has revealed that the Israeli occupation authorities use three strategies to erase Palestinian religious sites, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported on Friday. In a lengthy...

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September 12, 2020

Bomb attacks injures 21 civilians in Syria

At least 21 people were injured in two bomb attacks in Ras al-Ayn, northeastern Syria, local security sources said today, Anadolu Agency reports. The explosives detonated near the town post office, according...

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September 12, 2020

Egypt's Sisi hails Bahrain, Israel normalisation

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on Friday said he considered the normalisation agreement between Israel and Bahrain a step toward peace in the region, Anadolu Agency reports. “I value this important...

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September 12, 2020

UN shuts 70% of life-saving health services due to lack of funds

The United Nations (UN) announced on Thursday that it closed down 70 per cent of life-saving reproductive health programmes at the start of September due to lack of funds,...

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