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May 28, 2020

US envoy, Libyan mayor discuss latest situation

US ambassador to Libya held a phone call with the mayor of Zintan, a city located 170 kilometers southwest of Libya’s capital Tripoli, to discuss latest situation in the...

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May 28, 2020

Libya: Haftar shelling injures 3 civilians in Tripoli

At least three civilians were injured on Thursday as warlord Khalifa Haftar’s militia shelled a residential area in Tripoli, Libya’s capital, Anadolu Agency reports. “Three civilians, including two children, were wounded...

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May 28, 2020

Libya's Tripoli government says 30 migrants killed in revenge attack

The family of a Libyan people trafficker killed 30 migrants in revenge for his death, Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) said on Thursday, Reuters reports. The GNA interior...

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May 28, 2020

US lawmakers pressure Trump to make Khashoggi murder report public

Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul... ...

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May 28, 2020

Will the lives of people in the Middle East ever really matter to the West?

In the three months that countries around the world have imposed widescale lockdowns that paralysed their economies and decimated trade, we have seen the emergence of grassroots organisations which...

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May 28, 2020

It is time for the US to end its deadly exchange programmes with Israel

Yet another brutal killing of a black American by law enforcement officers has hit the headlines, especially on social media. George Floyd, 46, was unarmed when a Minneapolis police...

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May 28, 2020

Coronavirus is forcing 86 million children into poverty

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic could push up to 86 million more children into household poverty by the end of 2020 if urgent action is not taken,...

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May 28, 2020

‘Hard-line’ former mayor elected as Iran’s new Speaker of Parliament

Iran’s parliament reconvened yesterday following six weeks of coronavirus lockdown with 268 new members being sworn in. The inaugural session also saw a former Mayor of Tehran and one-time...

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May 28, 2020

Islamic scholars, NGOs call for Makkah, Madinah to be placed under international control

A non-governmental organisation named the International Commission to Monitor Saudi Administration of the Two Holy Mosques – otherwise known as Al Haramain Watch – has launched an campaign and petition to...

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May 28, 2020

If the US doesn’t respond to Iran’s challenge, its reputation is on the line

Fully-loaded Iranian oil tankers roam the oceans of the world and pass through strategic straits and waterways heading for two main destinations: Venezuela and China. In doing so, they...

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