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August 10, 2020

Israel adopting ‘balanced’ approach towards Libya gov’t

Israel is taking an increasingly balanced approach towards Libya’s internationally recognized government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, says Anadolu Agency. Haaretz, citing foreign sources, said...

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August 10, 2020

Iraq reports highest-ever daily virus case count

With 3,484 new coronavirus cases, Iraq on Monday reported the highest-ever daily COVID-19 infections, according to the Health Ministry, reports Anadolu Agency. Meanwhile, the ministry reported 72 additional fatalities...

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August 10, 2020

The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria?

On August 4, hours before a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued an ominous warning to Lebanon. “We hit a cell and...

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August 10, 2020

Guterres: UN to support Lebanon in 'every possible way'

The UN on Monday voiced “total” solidarity with Lebanon, saying it will continue to support the country “in every possible way” following massive explosions that struck the Beirut port...

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August 10, 2020

Algerian court jails journalist three years

An Algerian court on Monday sentenced a journalist and activist to three years in prison on charges of harming national unity, a rights group that defends detainees said. The...

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August 10, 2020

Egypt: Cairo's Tahrir Square gets a contested makeover

Egypt’s government has revamped Tahrir Square, dotting the space occupied nearly a decade ago by throngs of anti-regime protesters with Pharaonic monuments and private security guards. Officials say they...

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August 10, 2020

Iran closes down newspaper after expert doubts official coronavirus tolls

Iran shut down a newspaper on Monday after it quoted a former member of the national coronavirus taskforce as saying the country’s tolls from the epidemic could be 20...

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August 10, 2020

Greece calls Turkey's seismic survey in Mediterranean illegal

Turkey dispatched a vessel to conduct a seismic survey in a disputed area in the eastern Mediterranean, a move which Greece said was illegal and is likely to heighten...

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August 10, 2020

France helping Lebanon investigate Beirut port blasts

The French Ambassador to Lebanon, Bruno Foucher, announced yesterday that his country is participating in the ongoing investigations of the Beirut port blast that occurred last Tuesday. Foucher said, in...

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August 10, 2020

Report: Chemicals in Beirut port were ordered by Mozambique

The nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that led to the large blast in Beirut which devastated the city, had been ordered by an explosives manufacturing company in Mozambique...

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