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May 19, 2020

UN envoy pushes for end to foreign fuelling of Libya conflict

The acting UN Libya envoy urged the Security Council on Tuesday to pressure foreign actors to stop helping the North African country’s warring parties, warning that the flood of...

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May 19, 2020

Iraq places chickens under lockdown after bird flu outbreak

These chickens are being cooped up for the foreseeable future ...

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May 19, 2020

India donates $2m to support Palestine refugees

India has contributed $2 million in aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees in support of its core programmes and services....

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May 19, 2020

Saudi Arabia: 117 charged with corruption, exploiting coronavirus

Saudi Arabia has filed a total of 117 administrative and financial corruption cases against those who attempted to exploit government institutions throughout the past month during the ongoing coronavirus...

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May 19, 2020

‘Significant progress’ in UN effort to prosecute Daesh fighters for crimes against humanity

Efforts to gather evidence for the prosecution of Daesh militants are proving to be fruitful, a UN investigative has said. “Significant progress” is being made in building a legal case against the terrorist...

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May 19, 2020

In Turkey, plasma donations pile up to help virus fight

Turkish Red Crescent has so far collected 5,000 units of plasma compounds from the blood of COVID-19 survivors, the organisation said yesterday. Some 3,970 units of plasma compounds were...

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May 19, 2020

UAE private jet repatriates 26 Israelis stranded in Morocco

A private jet belonging to an Emirati royal has brought a group of Israeli nationals who were stranded in Morocco for over two months home. Moroccan diplomacy helped facilitate...

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May 19, 2020

Israel political figures launch Europe drive against annexation

Israel is in danger of becoming a global pariah and is destroying the last remnants of democracy in the country, warned a group of former Israeli Knesset (parliament) members...

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May 19, 2020

The ICC does not pose a ‘strategic threat’ to Israel

Since the International Criminal Court (ICC) determined that Palestine is a state for the purpose of its investigations into war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinian civilians, a fresh round of...

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May 19, 2020

Syria orders seizure of Makhlouf family assets

The Syrian government ordered the seizure of assets belonging to President Bashar Al-Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, one of Syria’s richest men, as well as his wife and children, according...

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