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June 19, 2020

High-ranking Egypt police may be involved in drug trafficking, report finds

Scores of Egyptian police officers, including high-ranking figures in the Ministry of Interior, are accused of drug trafficking, according to the news website Arabi21. Clues to the officers’ possible involvement...

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June 19, 2020

US calls for resuming talks on Lebanon-Israel sea border demarcation

The United States (US) is pressuring Lebanon to resume talks over the issue of its maritime border demarcation with Israel, Israel’s state-owned broadcaster Kan reported yesterday. Official sources at...

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June 19, 2020

Saudi jails 28 people for money laundering

A Saudi court has handed down various prison sentences to 28 defendants in a money laundering case and confiscated a total of 16 billion riyals ($4.26 billion). The prosecution...

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June 19, 2020

UN: 1% of global population displaced by violence

Nearly 9 million people were displaced in 2019 alone in the biggest rise of refugee populations in recorded history ...

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June 19, 2020

Turkey to set up more bases in northern Iraq

Turkey is planning to establish more temporary military bases in northern Iraq, according to a senior official who told Reuters it will ensure border security. The report yesterday comes amid an...

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June 19, 2020

Portrait of Ottoman Sultan to be auctioned in London

A portrait of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, thought to be drawn by an Italian painter in 1480, will be put up for auction by Christie’s in London on 25...

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June 19, 2020

Legal blow for pro-Israel lobby as BDS continues its long advance

The boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) had a landmark legal victory against Israel last week. The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously against the convictions of Palestinian-rights...

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June 19, 2020

Report: Cash-strapped Lebanon hospitals may run of oxygen, anaesthetic next week

Citizens in Lebanon are unable to obtain medicines previously available to them as the country’s economic turmoil worsens...

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June 19, 2020

Saudi Shura Council refuses to appoint female judges

For the second time in two years, the Saudi Shura Council has rejected a proposal to appoint women as judges in the Personal Status Court. Member of the council,...

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June 19, 2020

9 die as heatwave hits Mauritania

The health official demanded residents increase their liquid intake during this period, taking particular care of children and the elderly...

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