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March 10, 2020

Should Russia really declare an oil price war against the Middle East?

This week we saw comparisons of the price of a barrel of oil — $30 — with the price of an empty barrel, at around $33. This is the...

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March 10, 2020

Lebanon banks, prosecutor agree rules for easing deposit restrictions

Lebanon’s public prosecutor has agreed with commercial banks a set of rules aimed at protecting the rights of depositors, state news agency NNA reported on Tuesday, potentially easing restrictions...

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March 10, 2020

Coronavirus cancels Jewish tours of Israel

The move will affect 500 visitors from the US, Germany and others who signed up for the trips...

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March 10, 2020

Twitter storm protests ICC delay in investigating Israel crimes

A “Twitter Storm” has been launched by a Palestinian rights organisation in response to the International Criminal Court’s decision to delay the investigation into Israel’s human rights violations and...

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March 10, 2020

International complicity aids US-Israel efforts against the ICC

Aside from lobbying governments to oppose the International Criminal Court’s investigation and possible war crimes charges, Israel is planning a joint response with the US to counter the process....

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March 10, 2020

Report: 110 Palestinian women held in Syria prisons, 34 tortured to death

The Syrian regime has been holding 110 Palestinian women in secret detention throughout its vast prison network, with a large number of them tortured to death, a human rights...

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March 10, 2020

Assessing the threat that Syria’s Kurds pose to Turkey and the US

The Kurds are one of the population groups that are native to Mesopotamia, numbering between 25 and 35 million people. They mostly live in south-east Turkey, north-east Syria, northern...

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March 10, 2020

Saudi-backed Yemen forces hit back at Houthi gains

The Saudi-backed forces fighting on behalf of exiled Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi yesterday carried out a counter-offensive in the northern Al-Jawf province in an attempt to reverse...

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March 10, 2020

Saudi adopts ‘shock and awe’ tactics against rivals in the oil market

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, plans to raise its crude oil production to 12.3 million barrels per day (bpd) next month marking a dramatic escalation in its...

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March 10, 2020

Lebanon confirms first coronavirus death

In a statement, the Health Ministry confirmed that the patient was a 56-year-old Lebanese citizen who travelled via airplane from Egypt to Lebanon...

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