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July 30, 2020

Israel to make 200 Palestinians homeless in West Bank

Israeli occupation forces will demolish a Palestinian village based in the north of the occupied West Bank, displacing more than 200 people, Wafa news agency reported. Mahmoud Amarneh, head of Farasin...

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July 30, 2020

Food being used as weapon of war in Syria, activists warn

Warring parties in north western Syria are using food as a weapon of war, endangering the lives of more than 4.1 million people that have been crowded into displacement...

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July 30, 2020

Egypt gang rape attack in hotel reignites #MeToo campaign

An alleged gang rape attack which was also said to have been filmed in a hotel in Cairo in 2014 has triggered a new wave of #MeToo posts related...

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July 30, 2020

US’ Trump extends national emergency order for Lebanon

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to extend the national emergency order for Lebanon “beyond August 1, 2020” citing concerns over the strength of Hezbollah in a statement...

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July 30, 2020

Are Libya’s tribes really supporting Sisi’s threat of military action?

On 17 July, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received a delegation of half a dozen Libyan tribal elders to approve his 23 June announcement that he will send Egyptian...

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July 30, 2020

Saudi detains 244 people trying to enter Makkah for the Hajj

In the light of the strict measures being put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus in the kingdom, Saudi authorities said they had detained 244 people who...

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July 30, 2020

British gang leader arrested in Dubai

A British gang leader accused of drug and weapons trafficking has been arrested in Dubai and extradited to the UK, local police said in a statement yesterday. Craig Martin...

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July 30, 2020

Jordan king calls for parliamentary elections

King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday issued a decree to hold parliamentary elections in the country, the Royal Court announced. “The Board of Commissioners of the Independent Election Commission...

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July 30, 2020

UAE-backed Yemen group give up self-rule in favour of joining government

In return for giving up self-rule, the UAE-backed STC will have representation in the Yemeni government...

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July 30, 2020

Iran launches underground ballistic missiles for first time

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said yesterday it launched ballistic missiles from “the depths of the Earth” for the first time, international news agencies reported local media saying. The...

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