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June 30, 2020

Orthodox Patriarch says turning Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into mosque would be divisive

Converting Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia back into a mosque would sow division, the spiritual head of the world’s Orthodox Christians warned on Tuesday, ahead of a Turkish court ruling...

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June 30, 2020

Iranian court confirms Franco-Iranian academic's 5-year sentence

Iran’s appeals court has confirmed a five-year prison sentence for Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah on security charges, the judiciary’s official Mizan news agency reported on Tuesday. Adelkhah was sentenced...

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June 30, 2020

Turkish lawyers protest against government plan to reform bar associations

Thousands of Turkish lawyers protested outside Istanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday against a government plan to reform bar associations, saying it aims to silence dissent and will lead to...

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June 30, 2020

UN raises $7.7 billion for Syrians beset by war and COVID-19

The United Nations raised $7.7 billion in humanitarian aid on Tuesday for Syria, where nine years of war have displaced millions in a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by soaring food...

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June 30, 2020

Turkey's Halkbank to seek removal of US judge in Iran sanctions case

Halkbank will ask the US judge overseeing a criminal case accusing it of helping Iran evade American sanctions to recuse himself, a lawyer for the Turkish bank said on...

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June 30, 2020

Lebanese government raises subsidised bread prices as currency tumbles

The Lebanese government on Tuesday raised the price of a 900-gramme loaf of partially subsidised bread to 2,000 pounds from its pre-October-crisis price of 1,500 pounds. The pound, which...

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June 30, 2020

Explosion in north Tehran with thick smoke

An explosion has taken place in north Tehran, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday, without citing the reason for the blast or any additional information. Video posted online...

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June 30, 2020

Iraq president: We want to build a country that controls ‘unregulated' weapons

Iraqi President Barham Salih today stressed the need to license and regulate “uncontrolled” weapons in the country and impose the law on everyone. This came in a statement on...

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June 30, 2020

Egypt calls on women to avoid pregnancy during coronavirus crisis

The Ministry of Health said new discoveries have been made which link the coronavirus to blood clots which could affect the placenta and the nutrition of the foetus...

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June 30, 2020

Remembering the handover of ‘one Palestine, complete’

On this day in 1920, the first High Commissioner for Palestine Herbert Samuel, was handed the administration of the country by the British government and signed a receipt saying...

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