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July 3, 2020

Saudi Arabia goes ahead with $20 billion project despite economic woes

Saudi Arabia is going ahead with a tourism and culture project in the capital Riyadh worth $20 billion, despite the Kingdom’s growing financial crisis. According to its CEO, the...

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July 3, 2020

Bullying or Comedy

Jordanian actress Mais Hamdan sparked anger after posting a comedy sketch on Instagram which many felt inappropriately made fun of women with big or crooked teeth....

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July 3, 2020

Yemen: Houthis send repair team to abandoned oil tanker

An official in the Houthi-led government based in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has announced that a maintenance team has been dispatched to an aging oil tanker which is anchored...

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July 3, 2020

Report: Jordan announces public smoking ban in aftermath of coronavirus pandemic

The Jordanian Ministry of Health has announced plans to ban all forms of smoking in closed public places in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. “In order to protect...

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July 3, 2020

Lebanon: Talks over cabinet shake-up gain ground, as IMF talks stall

Negotiations are underway to install a new cabinet, with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri returning to take the helm, as a way to solve the current crisis, Lebanese media...

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July 3, 2020

Egypt student accused of over 50 sexual crimes

An Egyptian man in his twenties has been accused of sexual crimes by over 50 women. The first complaint levelled against Ahmed Bassam Zaki came from a student at...

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July 3, 2020

Tunisia confirms support for Libyan government

Tunisia affirmed its full support for the internationally-recognised Libyan government on Wednesday, while endorsing a political solution to end the conflict in its neighbour, the Foreign Ministry in Tripoli...

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July 3, 2020

Ex-UN envoy: UNSC members stabbed us in the back to stop Libya peace efforts

Ghassan Salamé, former UN envoy to Libya, accused some UN Security Council (UNSC) members of hypocrisy towards the Libyan crisis, revealing that he was “being stabbed in the back”...

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July 3, 2020

Israel report: Significant rise in racism against Ethiopia Jews

An Israeli report revealed a significant rise in racism against Ethiopian Jews in the country. Gant Dasa, chief executive of Migrants Together, a non-profit organisation for Ethiopian Jews, said...

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July 3, 2020

Syrian and Russian aircraft monitored at Libyan airbase operated by the UAE

Air traffic monitoring websites have reported the arrival of cargo planes from Russia and Syria at a Libyan airbase operated by the United Arab Emirates. The reports coincide with...

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