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June 28, 2020

Israel delays decision to restrict gun possession

Israel’s public security minister has postponed the enforcement of a decision requiring private security guards to check their guns at work, Anadolu reports. The decision was scheduled to take...

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June 28, 2020

Leaders of Turkey and Greece discuss COVID fallout in rare call

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by phone on Friday, Athens and Ankara said – rare such contact...

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June 28, 2020

Morocco rejects Amnesty’s allegations on spying on journalist

Moroccan authorities on Friday rejected an Amnesty report saying they have spied on journalist Omar Radi using Israeli-made technology, Reuters reports. Amnesty said it checked Radi’s phone and alleged...

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June 28, 2020

Iran news agency reports visit of new Quds chief to Syria

An Iranian news agency on Saturday reported a visit by the chief of the elite Quds Force to eastern Syria, a rare public announcement of a trip to the...

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June 28, 2020

Expert: ‘Turkey can use right of self-defense in Mediterranean’

Turkey has the right to intervene if a ship under its protection is attacked in the Mediterranean Sea, said a Turkish expert, Anadolu reports. As tensions heighten in the...

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June 28, 2020

Ethiopia to begin filling Nile dam in 2 weeks

Ethiopia will start filling its $5 billion hydroelectric dam on the Nile River in two weeks, the government said Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. The announcement came after an online...

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June 28, 2020

Saudi Arabia says it forces three Iranian boats out of its waters

Saudi Arabia forced three Iranian boats to retreat from its waters on Thursday after firing warning shots, a spokesman for Saudi border guards said on Saturday, Reuters reports. The...

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June 28, 2020

Egypt court jails belly dancer for ‘debauchery’ in social media crackdown

A high-profile Egyptian belly-dancer, Sama el-Masry, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,500) on Saturday for inciting debauchery and immorality as part of...

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June 28, 2020

Rouhani: US sanctions, coronavirus make for Iran's toughest year

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that his country is experiencing its toughest year because of U.S. sanctions coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reports. The coronavirus crisis...

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June 27, 2020

Libya calls for sanctions on foreign mercenaries

Libya’s permanent representative to the UN, Taher El-Sonni, on Saturday called for imposing sanctions on Russian and Sudanese mercenaries in the country. On Friday, mercenaries from Wagner Group and...

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