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July 17, 2020

Parliamentary elections underway in war-torn Syria

Syrians take to the polls as the war-torn country prepares for parliament elections set to be held on 19 July 2020...

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July 17, 2020

UAE diplomat’s security guard attempts suicide in gold smuggling conspiracy

A missing security guard hired by a UAE diplomat in the southern Indian state of Kerala has been found with his wrists slashed. S R Jayaghosh was alleged to...

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July 17, 2020

UN expert criticises Israel's continued collective punishment of Palestinians

A UN human rights expert today published a report urging Israel to immediately stop all crimes amounting to collective punishment against the Palestinian people. Michael Lynk, the Special Rapporteur...

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July 17, 2020

Cyber-attack on Israel’s water system, again

Cyber-attacks were carried out recently against Israeli water infrastructure, however no significant damages were caused, the Israeli Water Authority has said. According to officials, the two attacks were aimed...

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July 17, 2020

Iraq policemen arrested after man handcuffed to dying wife’s hospital bed

Police in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk have arrested three officers after a suspect was handcuffed to his wife’s hospital bed, where she died of complications from the COVID-19...

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July 17, 2020

Hamas blocks Saudi news networks in Gaza for ‘fake news’

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has blocked two Saudi-owned news and media outlets from operating within the Gaza Strip over allegations of reporting “fake news”, AFP said yesterday. The...

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July 17, 2020

Qatar unveils 2022 FIFA World Cup schedule

Qatar has unveiled the match schedule for the 2022 FIFA World Cup set to take place in November and December that year, Al Jazeera reports. The World Cup, which is being held...

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July 17, 2020

Putin, Rouhani discuss COVID-19, Iran’s nuclear deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani discussed their countries’ fights against COVID-19 and Iran’s nuclear program. The two presidents “agreed to continue their cooperation in...

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July 17, 2020

Greece: EU to sanction Turkey if it commits crimes against us

The European Union (EU) will draft a proposal for sanctions to be placed on Ankara “in the event that Turkey commits criminal acts against Greece,” Athens Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias,...

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July 17, 2020

Greece must be held to account for deporting refugees during pandemic, says HRW

Greece has apparently been robbing and deporting asylum-seekers and refugees to Turkey during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic without taking “any precautions to prevent the risk” of them catching the...

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