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February 11, 2020

Yemen: Houthis hold 500 prisoners in southwest

Houthis are holding as many as 500 detainees in a prison in southwestern Yemen, a Geneva-based human rights group has said. The SAM rights groups, in its report published on Monday,...

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February 11, 2020

Key dates in Sudan's political upheaval

Sudan’s government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court should appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted...

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February 11, 2020

Sudan's Bashir may face war crimes reckoning

Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, facing a possible appearance before the international war crimes tribunal, defied rebellions, economic crises and the hostility of the West before being overthrown as president by...

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February 11, 2020

EU's Borrell warns of violence if Israel annexes Jordan Valley

The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, urged Israel on Tuesday not to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, warning of Palestinian protests if...

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February 11, 2020

Turkey says 51 Syrian soldiers killed as rebels hit back in Idlib

Turkey said on Tuesday 51 Syrian soldiers were killed in northwest Syria as Turkish-backed rebels struck back against Russian-supported government forces who had made gains in their campaign to...

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February 11, 2020

Abbas at UN: US offers Palestinians 'Swiss cheese' state

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, appearing before the United Nations Security Council, angrily rejected US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace proposal on Tuesday as a gift to Israel and...

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February 11, 2020

Algeria's public debt rises to 45% of GDP, economy 'delicate'

Algeria’s public debt rose to 45% of gross domestic product at the end of last year from a level of 26% in 2017, and the country’s economic situation is...

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February 11, 2020

Tunisian rejects $400,000 to sing with Israeli

Lotfi Bouchnak, Tunisian 'Pavarotti', rejected the $400,000 offer due to his support for the Palestinian cause...

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February 11, 2020

Palestine’s Mufti’s fatwa prohibits working with US ‘peace deal’

The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem issued a fatwa prohibiting dealing with US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” and its promoters, Ma’an News Agency reported. Sheikh Mohammed Hussein...

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February 11, 2020

Support for NATO plummeting in Europe, lowest in Turkey

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) public image in Turkey worsened sharply last year, according to a Pew Research Centre survey released yesterday. The survey said 53 per cent...

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