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January 24, 2020

Lebanon seeks $5bn in international loans

Lebanon’s new government is looking to secure $4-5 billion in soft loans from international donors to finance purchases of wheat, fuel and medicines, the country’s newly appointed Minister of...

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January 24, 2020

Israel continues to flood Gaza farmland

Israeli authorities have “for days now” been opening rainwater stores near the besieged Gaza Strip drowning Palestinian land, the enclave’s agriculture ministry reported yesterday. The ministry added that the...

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January 24, 2020

Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police on Friday stormed Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa complex on Friday, attempting to clear its grounds after the morning prayer and arresting at least 13, according to eyewitnesses, Anadolu...

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January 24, 2020

UN says officials barred from using WhatsApp since June 2019 over security

United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because “it’s not supported as a secure mechanism,” a UN spokesman said on Thursday, after UN experts accused Saudi Arabia...

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January 23, 2020

Iran: Tehran open to dialogue with neighbours

Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Tehran was open to dialogue with its neighbors and would engage in any efforts in the interest of the region, Anadolu Agency reports. Mohammad...

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January 23, 2020

US envoy: Successor to slain Iran general faces same fate if he kills Americans

The successor to the Iranian commander killed in a US drone strike would suffer the same fate if he followed a similar path by killing Americans, the US special...

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January 23, 2020

UK's Prince Charles, in Jerusalem, honours grandmother's wartime heroism saving Jews

Britain’s Prince Charles paid homage on Thursday to his grandmother, Princess Alice, for sheltering Jews in Nazi-occupied Greece, saying the royal family took great pride in Israel’s recognition of...

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January 23, 2020

Merkel: We should prevent Libya becoming next Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called on the international community to make stronger efforts for peace in Libya to prevent the country from descending into a proxy war...

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January 23, 2020

US: Troop deal made with Iraqi government, not parliament

The agreement to station US forces in Iraq was made with the Iraqi government, not its parliament, the US said Thursday after lawmakers called for American forces to be...

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January 23, 2020

Libya reopens Tripoli's Mitiga airport

Libya’s internationally recognised government said on Thursday it had reopened Mitiga, Tripoli’s only functioning airport, following almost a day of closure after rockets were fired towards it, Reuters reports. Mitiga, just...

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