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February 23, 2020

NATO and the UN must decide if they are standing by, or simply bystanders

Tensions have risen rapidly in north-west Syria following the killing of yet another Turkish soldier by Russian-backed regime forces. The Turkish death toll is now heading towards 20 as...

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February 23, 2020

Italy arrests ship's captain over alleged Libya arms trafficking

Italian authorities have arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship which was seized in the port of Genoa on suspicion of trafficking arms to Libya, including tanks and...

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February 23, 2020

France: We will be there if Lebanon needs financial aid

France is ready to support Lebanon financially, bilaterally or multilaterally, its finance minister said on Sunday according to a Reuters report, warning against mixing economic recovery in the small...

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February 23, 2020

Israeli police kill Palestinian man in Jerusalem

Israeli police shot and killed a man who they claim tried to carry out a stabbing attack in the old city of Jerusalem on Saturday, Reuters reported a Israeli...

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February 23, 2020

Syria: Bomb kills 16th Turkish soldier this month in Idlib

A Turkish soldier was killed in Syria’s Idlib region in a bomb attack by Russian-backed government forces, the defence ministry said on Saturday, Turkey’s 16th military death during a...

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February 23, 2020

Egyptian court acquits Mubarak's sons of illicit share trading

The two sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were acquitted on Saturday of illicit share trading during the sale of a bank four years before the 2011 uprising...

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February 23, 2020

Iran blames coronavirus 'propaganda' for low turnout

Iran on Sunday announced a 42% turnout in its parliamentary election, the lowest rate since the 1979 Islamic revolution, while its top leader said Tehran’s enemies played up the...

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February 23, 2020

Oman's new ruler aims to reduce country's debt

Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said said on Sunday the government would work to reduce public debt and restructure public institutions and companies to bolster the economy, reports Reuters....

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February 23, 2020

UN suggests Turkey border crossing to deliver aid to Syria's northeast

The United Nations has suggested that the Tal Abyad border crossing between Syria and Turkey could be used to deliver aid to civilians in northeast Syria after Russia and...

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February 23, 2020

Turkey shuts Iran border, halts flights due to coronavirus

Turkey has closed its border with Iran and halted incoming flights as a precaution to stop the potential spread of coronavirus after the neighbouring country reported 43 cases of...

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