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June 7, 2020

Yemeni army captures major city from UAE-backed forces

Government forces captured the city of Ja’ar in Yemen’s southern Abyan province on Sunday, according to a government source. The city fell to government forces after fierce clashes with fighters...

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June 7, 2020

OPEC, Russia extend record oil cuts to end of July

OPEC, Russia and allies agreed on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July, prolonging a deal that has helped crude prices double in the...

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June 7, 2020

Egypt offers new Libya plan as Haftar offensive collapses

Egyptian-led efforts to unify Libya's military have stalled in the past over Haftar's demand to be supreme commander...

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June 7, 2020

Thousands in Israel protest Netanyahu's annexation plan

Netanyahu has set July 1 as the target date to begin advancing his plan to annex Israel's settlements and the Jordan Valley...

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June 7, 2020

Lebanese resume anti-government protests as lockdown eased

The demonstrators, many wearing face masks and carrying the national flag, converged on a main square in Beirut that was an epicentre for protests last year...

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June 7, 2020

Turks stream out for first lockdown-free weekend

Turks streamed outside on Saturday for their first weekend without a coronavirus lockdown in nearly two months, the day after President Tayyip Erdogan suddenly scrapped a stay-at-home order. Cafes,...

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June 7, 2020

Iraq's new government completed as remaining ministries filled

Iraq’s parliament on Saturday approved the remainder of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s cabinet, making Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismail oil minister and passing the candidates for six other government posts,...

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June 7, 2020

Former leader of PIJ dies in Beirut

Palestinians have bid farewell to the former head of Islamic Jihad movement, Ramadan Shalah, who died at hospital on Saturday. Born in the Gaza Strip in 1958, Shalah left...

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June 6, 2020

Hamas: Normalising ties with Israel is the 'new Palestinian setback'

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas criticised the Arab countries normalising relations with the Israeli occupation, describing the latest wave of normalisation as the “new Palestinian setback”, a statement revealed....

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June 6, 2020

Israel forces crack down on demonstrators marking anniversary of Israel occupation

Palestinian demonstrators were marking the 53rd anniversary of the 'Naksa' (setback)...

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