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August 20, 2020

More than half of Lebanon living in poverty, says UN

More than half of Lebanon’s population are living in poverty, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) claimed in a report released yesterday. According to data compiled in...

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August 20, 2020

Syria records first coronavirus fatality in Idlib

Local authorities in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib yesterday announced the first coronavirus fatality. “Today, we’ve recorded the first death from coronavirus of an 80-year-old woman in Idlib,” Syrian...

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August 20, 2020

Jordan shuts 2nd border crossing as coronavirus cases rise

Jordanian authorities have shut the Al-Omari Border Crossing with Saudi Arabia after recording 18 new coronavirus cases, Al-Ghad reported yesterday. Local authorities are yet to release an official statement....

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August 20, 2020

Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel peace agreement

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he expects Saudi Arabia to join the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalise ties with Israel and forge a broad new relationship. When...

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August 20, 2020

Iraq politician calls for similar UAE-Israel peace agreement

The leader of the secular Ummah Party in Iraq and former member of the House of Representatives, Mithal Al-Alusi, has said the Iraqi government should follow the UAE in normalising its...

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August 20, 2020

Ex-Dubai police chief says Israel should join Arab League

Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, deputy head of Dubai Police and General Security, has called on Arab countries to normalise relations with Israel and allow it to join the...

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August 20, 2020

Iran mulls constructing another port on Gulf of Oman

The Managing director of Iranian Ports and Maritime Organisation, Mohammad Rastad, said yesterday that Tehran is considering building another oceanic port on the Makran coastal strip on the Gulf...

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August 20, 2020

Iran: Rouhani thanks countries that opposed US resolution to extend arms embargo

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has thanked the countries that abstained or voted against a draft resolution prepared by the United States to extend the UN arms embargo on Iran...

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August 20, 2020

Libya government official ready to meet pro-Haftar leader in Morocco

Chairman of Libya’s High Council of State, Khalid Al-Mishri, announced that he is ready to meet with Aguila Saleh, speaker of the pro-Haftar parliament based in Tobruk, in Morocco, Anadolu reported yesterday. Speaking to Moroccan Media 1 TV, Al-Mishri set conditions...

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August 20, 2020

‘By the end of the year, will there be enough food in Lebanon to hand out?’ asks charity founder

Even before 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut’s port, killing nearly 200, injuring thousands more and devastating the city and the country’s main port on 4 August, Lebanon was struggling...

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