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October 30, 2019

Lebanon’s protests look like destabilisation by proxy

Exactly two years ago, Saudi Arabia’s firebrand State Minister for Gulf Affairs, Thamer Al-Sabhan, called for “toppling Hezbollah”, promising “astonishing” developments in “the coming days”, whilst maintaining that the...

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October 30, 2019

WhatsApp sues Israel's NSO for allegedly helping spies hack phones around the world

WhatsApp said in a statement that 100 civil society members had been targeted, and called it "an unmistakable pattern of abuse"...

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October 30, 2019

'All of them' against the Lebanese people

There is no doubt that the massive demonstrations that spread throughout the Lebanese cities from north to south and east to west, including all Lebanese social groups belonging to...

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October 30, 2019

Iraq: Protesters cross barrier towards Green Zone

Dozens of Iraqi protesters crossed on Tuesday a concrete barrier set up by security forces on Al Jumhuriya Bridge, which separates protesters from the heavily fortified Green Zone in...

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October 29, 2019

Trump says Baghdadi's 'number one replacement' dead

The man most likely to succeed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to helm the Daesh terrorist group has been killed by American forces, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “Just confirmed...

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October 29, 2019

Japan favoured as neutral mediator in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

“I would like to continue working with President Abbas to further advance Japan’s unique initiatives,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

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October 29, 2019

Germany charges two Syrians with crimes against humanity

Germany detained the two men earlier this year under its "universal jurisdiction" laws that allow it to prosecute people for crimes against humanity committed anywhere in the world....

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October 29, 2019

Daesh silent on Baghdadi death as it searches for successor

Daesh supporters have responded with silence and disbelief days after the death of their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, suggesting a breakdown in the command structure of the Sunni militant...

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October 29, 2019

Iraq's Umm Qasr port operations hit as protesters block entrance

Iraq’s Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra was operating at only around 20% of the normal level on Tuesday after protesters blocked its entrance, port employees and local officials...

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October 29, 2019

Iraq's Sadr calls on rival to join him in ousting PM

Populist Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has invited his biggest political rival to work with him on ousting the country’s prime minister as thousands of anti-government protesters took to...

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