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  • June 11, 2020

    Sudan’s Bashir received $20m monthly salary

    Ousted Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was receiving a monthly salary of $20 million from unknown sources, the country’s anti-corruption committee has found. Chairman of the Committee for the Elimination...

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  • June 11, 2020

    4,200 Egypt expats in Kuwait returned home

    Some 4,237 Egyptian expats were repatriated from Kuwait yesterday on board 22 flights after the suspension of commercial travel due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Egyptian...

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  • June 11, 2020

    UK envoy: UAE-backed Yemen forces must end self-rule declaration

    Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) must end its declaration of self-rule in Aden so that the legitimate government can return to the city, the British Ambassador Michael Aron told the Saudi...

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  • June 11, 2020

    Khalifa Haftar: The former exile who wants to rule Libya

    Self-styled field marshal Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), is a man with two interdependent missions. The first one is to rule Libya, while the...

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  • June 11, 2020

    The New Political Order: How Will Palestinians Respond to Netanyahu’s Annexation?

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving forward with his annexation plans, which would allow Israel to claim nearly a third of the overall size of the occupied Palestinian...

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  • June 10, 2020

    Turkey dismisses Egyptian proposal for Libya ceasefire

    Turkey on Wednesday dismissed Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire in Libya, saying the plan aimed to save Khalifa Haftar after the collapse of his offensive to control the capital...

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  • June 10, 2020

    Iraq, the US and the difficult dialogue

    The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, which was formed only a few weeks ago — and was only completed on Saturday after voting on the seven remaining...

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  • June 10, 2020

    Libya: Haftar's landmines kill 7 people

    At least seven people were killed Wednesday in landmine explosions in southern Tripoli, a health official said, Anadolu reports. The mines were planted by warlord Khalifa Haftar’s militia before...

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  • June 10, 2020

    Iraq reports highest daily virus deaths since February

    Iraq on Wednesday confirmed 34 fatalities from the novel coronavirus pandemic, bringing the death toll to 426, which is the highest daily fatalities in the country since February, Anadolu...

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  • June 10, 2020

    Flights between Turkey, UK to resume as of June 11

    Daily scheduled flights between Turkey and the UK will resume as of June 11, the British Embassy in Ankara announced on Twitter, Anadolu reports. “Turkish Airlines will operate 1...

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