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August 5, 2020

Saudi Arabia constructs uranium ore facility with help from China

Saudi Arabia has constructed a facility for extracting uranium “yellowcake” from ore with help from China, Western officials revealed to the Wall Street Journal yesterday. According to the officials,...

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August 5, 2020

Saudi migrant workers ‘packed as animals’ and ‘forced to drink from toilet’

Saudi Arabia’s treatment of migrants has come under sharp criticism from rights groups following allegations that detainees are “are packed as animals” and forced to “drink from the toilet”....

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August 5, 2020

Libya tribes sue Haftar at ICC over civilian massacre

Libya’s Toubou tribes yesterday filed a lawsuit at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against renegade General Khalifa Haftar over last year’s massacre in the city of Murzuq. In a...

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August 5, 2020

Turkish report: Egypt sends forces to support Assad in Syria

Egypt has sent nearly 150 soldiers to Syria to fight in the ranks of the Assad regime, military sources told Anadolu Agency. The soldiers had been sent to the...

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August 5, 2020

Rights group calls on Twitter to investigate UAE office

A rights group yesterday called on Twitter to open an urgent investigation into the transparency of its regional office in the UAE as well as the nature of its...

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August 5, 2020

Palestine extends state of emergency while easing lockdown measures

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday extended the state of emergency for 30 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections, Wafa news agency reported. At the same time, the Palestinian government declared easing...

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August 5, 2020

Iran: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran’s industrial zone

A massive fire broke out yesterday inside an industrial zone in the Iranian capital of Tehran, state television reported. The flames ripped through three warehouses in Jajrud, around 25...

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August 5, 2020

Leader of US-based ‘terrorist’ group abducted by Iran in Dubai, says family

The leader of a US-based Iranian opposition group has been abducted by Iran while he was staying in Dubai, says his family. The group is designated as a terrorist...

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August 5, 2020

Iraq president welcomes PM call for early elections

Iraqi President Barham Salih yesterday welcomed the call by Prime Minister Mostafa Al- Kadhimi to hold early elections in June next year. In a statement, Salih urged Parliament to...

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August 5, 2020

WFP: 13m in Yemen receive food aid

The Executive Director of the UN World Food Program, David Paisley, said yesterday that as many as 13 million Yemenis receive food aid from the WFP through a network...

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