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February 25, 2020

Israel and Iran were partners during war against Saddam, says ex-UK FM

Despite their public hostility, Israel and Iran cooperated militarily against Saddam Hussain’s Iraq during the 1980s Iraq-Iran war, former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has claimed. Straw, who served...

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February 25, 2020

No plans yet for four-way Syria summit, Russia and Turkey say

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said today that there was not yet full agreement on holding a proposed 5 March summit with Russia, France and Germany on the conflict in...

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February 25, 2020

Israel closes 60-year-old Jerusalem bakery for distributing bread to Muslim worshippers

Last week in a dawn raid, Israeli police shut down a 60-year-old Palestinian bakery and arrested the owner’s son in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem. According to local...

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February 25, 2020

8 Saudis convicted on charges of spying for Iran

A court in Saudi Arabia has issued preliminary sentences for eight Saudi nationals, charging them with spying for Iran and monitoring two foreign embassies in the kingdom, reports Al-Arabiya....

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February 25, 2020

Syria opposition liberates Nayrab from Assad regime

Syrian opposition forces recaptured the key town of Al-Nayrab in the country’s northwestern Idlib province yesterday, forcing the regime’s military to retreat and withdraw. The town, which lays on...

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February 25, 2020

Lebanese using bitcoin to move money in and out of the country

Lebanese people are increasingly using bitcoin, and other virtual currencies, to move money in and out of the country, amid the worst economic and financial crises since the end...

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February 25, 2020

Sanctions bill aimed at Lebanese officials tabled in US

US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Ted Cruz yesterday introduced legislation that, if passed, would impose sanctions against Lebanese officials involved in the unlawful detention, arrest or abuse of any...

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February 25, 2020

Hamas: Arab, US support is ‘greenlight for Israel crimes’

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahar said yesterday that normalising ties with Israel “are the greenlight for Israeli crimes”, Al-Khaleej Online reported. “Israeli crimes against the Palestinians will never stop...

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February 25, 2020

Arab MK calls for Israel voters to beat Netanyahu by voting for Joint List

Arab Israeli MK Yousef Jabareen has called for Arabs in Israel to beat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by voting for the Joint List, Arabi21 reported yesterday. He called...

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February 25, 2020

Doctor, parents face trial in Egypt for girl's death after FGM

A retired doctor and the parents of a 12-year-old girl who died after female genital mutilation (FGM) surgery are to stand trial in Egypt, Reuters reported. Egypt’s Prosecutor General...

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