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September 4, 2020

France's intelligence chief joins effort to deliver reforms in Lebanon

France’s intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms, Reuters reported Lebanese sources as saying on Thursday, buttressing President Emmanuel Macron’s bid...

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September 4, 2020

High-flying drone drops weed over Tel Aviv

A drone dropped packets of what looked like cannabis over a main square in Tel Aviv on Thursday after activists seeking to legalise the drug in Israel promised free...

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September 4, 2020

Former PM: Turkey's power projection risks military clash in Mediterranean

Turkey risks military confrontation in the eastern Mediterranean because it prizes power over diplomacy, a former prime minister who championed a less confrontational policy in the first decade of President Tayyip Erdogan’s rule told Reuters. Ahmet Davutoglu, whose...

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September 4, 2020

Dubai seeks to attract wealthy foreign retirees as expats leave

Dubai is seeking to attract wealthy foreign retirees as the economy of the Middle East trade and tourism hub reels from the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices, prompting...

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September 3, 2020

Israel announces partial national lockdown after coronavirus surge

Israel will impose a partial national lockdown next week to battle a coronavirus infection surge, the head of its pandemic task force said on Thursday, shouting his exasperation in...

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September 3, 2020

Libya's interior minister restored to post after talks

Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday restored the interior minister to his post after announcing his suspension last week following protests over living conditions, reported...

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September 3, 2020

Greece, Turkey agree to talks over Eastern Mediterranean

Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, part of efforts to defuse the worsening...

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September 3, 2020

El Al to fly first cargo flight to Dubai by an Israeli carrier

El Al Israel Airlines said on Thursday it would operate the first cargo flight to Dubai by an Israeli carrier on September 16, reported Reuters. The first flight, using...

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September 3, 2020

Amnesty: Iran tortured protesters

Iran has been accused of using torture tactics to extract confessions from anti-government protesters in 2019...

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September 3, 2020

UAE ‘occupation forces’ appoint governor on Yemen’s Socotra Island

UAE “occupation forces” have appointed a new governor on the Yemeni island of Socotra, local sources have claimed. A coalition commander of the so-called “forces of duty”, Abdul Rahman...

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