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  • February 5, 2020

    Tunisian parliament condemns 'Deal of the Century', considers it 'non-binding'

    On Tuesday, the Tunisian parliament unanimously condemned the alleged “Deal of the Century” announced by US President Donald Trump last Tuesday. The eight parliamentary blocs and the eleven independent...

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  • February 5, 2020

    Iran to execute man for spying for US’ CIA

    Iranian judiciary yesterday sentenced a citizen named Amir Rahimpour to death for “spying for the US’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and attempting to pass on information about Tehran’s nuclear program.”...

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  • February 5, 2020

    Egyptian dies of torture in custody in Alexandria

    An Egyptian has reportedly died on Tuesday in a police station in Alexandria, Egypt after being subjected to torture, according to El-Shehab Center for Human Rights. Raafat Hamed, who...

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  • February 5, 2020

    Israel paper: UAE arranged Sudan meeting with Netanyahu

    Quoting a Sudanese military official, Hebrew newspaper The Times of Israel revealed that Abu Dhabi arranged the meeting between the President of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah...

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  • February 4, 2020

    'Europe to face new refugee exodus if Turkey ignored'

    Speaking at a news conference in Ankara, Justice, and Development (AK) Party spokesman Omer Celik warned of an impending humanitarian disaster in Syria’s Idlib province. “If Turkey’s warnings are...

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  • February 4, 2020

    Palestinian envoy slams Trump's Mideast plan

    There is no a single Palestinian who would ever agree to the so-called US “deal of the century,” Palestine’s Ambassador to Moscow Abdel Hafiz Nofal said Tuesday, reports Anadolu...

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  • February 4, 2020

    UN Secretary General says Libya situation a 'scandal'

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the situation in Libya a “scandal” even as his envoy cited a “genuine will” by rival military factions as they planned their...

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  • February 4, 2020

    Algeria pardons thousands of prisoners

    Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday pardoned more than 3,000 prisoners serving sentences less than six months as he seeks to win support after months of political turmoil. Tebboune,...

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  • February 4, 2020

    Iran wants to resolve issues with Saudi, UAE quickly

    Iran wants to resolve differences with its Gulf foes Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates “as quickly as possible”, Tehran’s ambassador to Iraq said in remarks published on...

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  • February 4, 2020

    Yazidi girls sold as sex slaves create choir to find healing

    When Rainas Elias was 14, Daesh militants overran her Yazidi homeland in northern Iraq, kidnapped her and sold her to a fighter who repeatedly raped and tortured her before...

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