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  • January 18, 2020

    Greek politician likens Haftar to Serbian war criminal

    A Greek opposition party leader has likened Libya’s renegade commander Khalifa Haftar to former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, a convicted war criminal. This came after Haftar visited Athens...

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  • January 18, 2020

    Iran's Khamenei stands by Guards after unrest over downed plane

    Iran’s supreme leader threw his support behind the elite Revolutionary Guards in a rare sermon on Friday after their belated admission that they had accidentally downed an airliner triggered...

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  • January 18, 2020

    FBI: Saudi officials help fugitives flee US

    United States officials believe Saudi Arabia’s government “almost certainly” helps its citizens escape justice by fleeing the country once they are accused of serious offenses, The Oregonian newspaper reported...

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  • January 18, 2020

    Trump warns Iran’s supreme leader

    US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “should be very careful” about what he says, Anadolu Agency reports. “The so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ of Iran,...

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  • January 17, 2020

    Turkey deports 4 German nationals for terror links

    Turkey deported four terrorists of Germany nationality to their country, the Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. The terrorists were deported as part of Turkey’s ramped-up efforts to...

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  • January 17, 2020

    Berlin talks to seek political solution to Libya crisis

    Germany is set to host a major peace conference on Libya that will seek a stronger commitment from regional actors for a cease-fire in the war-torn country to pave...

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  • January 17, 2020

    UK expands Hezbollah asset freeze, targets entire movement

    Britain expanded the scope of its asset-freezing measures against Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah on Thursday to cover the entire organisation as well as its military wing, Reuters reports. The finance ministry...

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  • January 17, 2020

    UN: Syria truce fails as Idlib civilians killed daily

    United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Friday for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province, saying the latest ceasefire attempt had yet again...

  • January 17, 2020

    US sanctioning Iranian IRGC brigadier general

    The US announced on Friday it is sanctioning a top military official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps over alleged involvement in the violent suppression of popular protests, Anadolu...

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  • January 17, 2020

    Report: Saudis paid about $500M for US troops

    Saudi Arabia has paid the US roughly $500 million in compensation for the costs associated with stationing American forces in the Kingdom, according to a report, Andolu Agency reports. The...

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