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May 29, 2020

A week of politically motivated arrests in Egypt

A political researcher specialising in international relations has been arrested in the middle of the night and forcibly disappeared from his home in Giza. His family have said they...

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May 29, 2020

Over 100 Israel violations in Palestine in one week

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has documented over 100 violations of international human rights law inflicted by Israeli occupation forces and settlers in just one week in...

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May 29, 2020

US approves $1.4bn sale of Patriot missiles to Kuwait

The US State Department yesterday announced that it had approved the sale of $1.4 billion of Patriot air and missile defence system components and upgrades to Kuwait. According to Reuters,...

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May 29, 2020

Rouhani urges digital economy investments in Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed the importance of the digital economy for the country’s development, adding that investing in the digital economy is more reliable and less expensive when...

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May 29, 2020

Tunisia's Ghannouchi wins libel case following online smear campaign

The UK’s High Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Tunisia politician and co-founder of Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi in a libel case against Middle East Online (MEO) and one of...

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May 29, 2020

US university establishes chair in Palestinian studies named after poet Darwish

A major Ivy League university in the US has become the first in the country to appoint a faculty chair in Palestinian Studies...

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May 29, 2020

US committed to long-term defence contracts with Saudi Arabia

The United States remains committed to long-term defence contracts with Saudi Arabia, Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Robertson told Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat in a statement. US forces continue to have “strong...

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May 29, 2020

French Navy prevents tanker from loading oil in Libya

A French navy frigate has stopped a Libya-bound tanker from loading refined oil products from reaching the eastern port of Tobruk near the Egyptian border, leaving it afloat offshore...

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May 29, 2020

US Congress bill slams China's Uyghur crackdown

The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation calling for sanctions against officials in China responsible for human rights abuses in the country’s western region of Xinjiang....

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May 29, 2020

Normalising Israeli violence during the pandemic

In April, the Israeli Civil Administration stated that it would halt the demolition and destruction of Palestinian dwellings during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision, communicated as a victory by...

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