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August 12, 2020

Beirut holds vigil one week after devastating blast

People in the Lebanese capital Beirut yesterday gathered and observed a minute's silence in honour of those who died in last week’s devastating blast...

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August 12, 2020

Ethiopia FM: Egypt wants to monopolise Nile River waters

Ethiopia has no problems with Egypt, issues between the two countries only arise when Cairo tries to monopolise Nile waters, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Speaking to the Ethiopian...

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August 12, 2020

Yemen President Hadi heads to US for medical treatment

Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi is leaving Saudi Arabia and heading to the US for medical treatment today, two sources disclosed to Reuters on Tuesday. He is set to...

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August 12, 2020

Turkey FM vows to defend rights in Eastern Mediterranean

The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country will defend its rights and the rights of Turkish Cypriots in the Eastern Mediterranean region until the end, Reuters reported. Ankara,...

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August 12, 2020

Iraq summons Turkey’s ambassador over killing of senior officers

Turkey’s ambassador in Baghdad has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry after a Turkish drone killed two senior Iraqi officers. A visit by Turkey’s Minister of Defence scheduled for...

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August 12, 2020

Iraq: Roadside bomb detonates near US-led coalition convoy in Baghdad

A roadside bomb hit a convoy of the US-led coalition near the Taji base north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, yesterday, the Iraqi army reported. The army’s Security Media...

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August 12, 2020

Israel Defence Forces cross ‘technical fence’ on border with Lebanon

Three tanks of the Israel Defence Forces crossed the “technical fence” along the border with Lebanon on Tuesday morning, the National News Agency has reported. The incident happened near...

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August 12, 2020

IOM: nearly 600 Yemeni families displaced by floods in one week

Nearly 600 families have been displaced by heavy rains and flooding in one week across Yemen, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. The IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)...

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August 12, 2020

Greece calls for emergency EU meeting on Turkey’s Eastern Mediterranean activities

Greece yesterday called for an emergency meeting of European Union foreign ministers to discuss Turkey’s decision to dispatch a seismic research vessel in a disputed area in the Eastern...

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August 12, 2020

Iran threatens firm response to extended arms embargo

Iran has threatened to respond appropriately and firmly if the arms embargo that has been imposed on it since 2015 is extended. According to government spokesman Ali Rabiei, any...

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