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August 13, 2020

Jailed Iran activist Nasrin Sotoudeh goes on hunger strike

Human rights activist and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has begun a hunger strike to protest “the injustice and illegal conditions that political detainees are subjected to in Iranian prisons”. “My...

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August 13, 2020

PA might get Covid-19 vaccine from Russia

Palestine expects to become one of the first places to receive Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, Wafa news agency reported on Tuesday. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas thanked his Russian counterpart...

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August 13, 2020

Knesset rejects bill barring Netanyahu from heading government

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, rejected a bill on Wednesday which would prevent its members indicted on criminal charges from forming a government, the Times of Israel has reported. Prime...

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August 13, 2020

Turkey accuses Greece of ‘oppressing Muslim minority’

Turkey yesterday accused Greece of “systematically closing Turkish minority schools” in the country’s Western Thrace region. “Athens’ practice of temporary suspending minority schools in Western Thrace – a region...

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August 13, 2020

Report: Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians to Paraguay

Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Paraguay after reaching understandings with the government of the South American state in 1969, Israeli Public Broadcaster (Kan)...

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August 13, 2020

UNESCO mobilising to raise funds to protect Yemen heritage sites

The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Tuesday that it had mobilised fundraising efforts and expertise to protect the cultural heritage damaged by flooding in...

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August 13, 2020

Israel strikes school in Gaza refugee camp

Classes at the school are now suspended until the building is made safe for the return of students. ...

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August 13, 2020

German FM says long-term aid to Lebanon linked to reforms

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said yesterday that his country is willing to support Lebanon overcome the devastation caused by a massive explosion that hit the capital’s port last...

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August 13, 2020

The curse of the tent: Gaddafi warned us, but we didn’t listen

If the late Muammar Gaddafi came back from the grave he would immediately recognise the new Libya, despite having never seen it. He predicted almost everything that is occurring...

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August 13, 2020

Israel strike targets in Gaza

The Israeli army bombed positions of the Palestinian group Hamas early Thursday in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency correspondents on the ground reported. Israeli warplanes struck positions belonging to the...

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