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July 31, 2020

Israel’s global cybercrime racket

Earlier this month an Israeli court ruled that notorious cyberwarfare spyware firm NSO Group would retain its export licence. The ruling came despite the fact that lawyers for Amnesty...

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July 31, 2020

Lord Sheikh wins libel case, Associated Newspapers apologises

The court was informed that Lord Sheikh had in fact been invited to speak at the Tunisian conference, which was held a short time after hostilities between Israel and...

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July 30, 2020

Libya to impose full lockdown as pandemic cases grow

Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli will impose a full lockdown in areas of the country it controls, it said on Thursday, after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, Reuters reports....

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July 30, 2020

Tunisia: No-confidence vote fails to remove Ghannouchi

Tunisia’s parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi on Thursday maintained his position after surviving a no-confidence vote, Anadolu Agency reports. His Ennahda party’s MPs are celebrating as the results allow Ghannouchi to continue his...

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July 30, 2020

Iraq: 560 killed in anti-government protests since October

The Iraqi government on Thursday said that 560 people were killed in the mass popular protests across the country against the former government led by Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Anadolu Agency reports. “The...

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July 30, 2020

Morocco patient forced to go to bank by ambulance to pay for surgery

A Moroccan patient was forced to go to the bank by ambulance in order to pay her surgery expenses. According to Al-Quds Al-Arabi, a shocking video has surfaced showing the...

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July 30, 2020

Egypt releases social media influencer jailed for ‘immoral videos’

TikTok influencer Manar Samy has been released from Egyptian jail on a bail of 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($1,253) after being arrested earlier this month for posting “immoral videos”. Samy was sentenced...

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July 30, 2020

99 refugees relocated from Greece to Germany, Finland by EU

Over the past few days, 99 vulnerable asylum applicants have been relocated to Finland and Germany, as part of the European Union’s ongoing support to frontline Member States, the...

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July 30, 2020

Saudi-backed group pulls out of Newcastle United takeover bid

A Saudi Arabia-backed consortium has ended its bid to buy Newcastle United in a deal worth £300 million ($447 million). Human rights groups had been calling on the premier...

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July 30, 2020

Iraq sends reinforcements to Syria border after Daesh attack

Iraq has sent reinforcements to its borders with Syria and other bordering countries after two senior army officers were killed in an attack by the Daesh in the western...

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