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September 1, 2019

Greece launches measures to deal with jump in migrant flows

Greece said on Saturday it would step up border patrols and move asylum-seekers on its islands to the mainland in an effort to deal with a resurgence in migrant...

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September 1, 2019

Sudan's ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency

A Sudanese judge on Saturday formally indicted Omar al-Bashir for possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption, charges the ousted leader challenged as he was publicly questioned for the first...

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September 1, 2019

Iran official says US showing 'some flexibility' on oil sales

A senior Iranian official said on Saturday the United States had shown flexibility on the licensing of Iranian oil sales and this was a sign that Washington’s “maximum pressure”...

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September 1, 2019

Iran shows off undamaged satellite after failed launch

Iran showed off an undamaged satellite on Saturday, days after a rocket exploded on its launchpad in the third failed launch of the year, which US President Donald Trump...

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August 31, 2019

After 15 years of detention, 2021 trial date set for 5 Guantanamo Bay detainees

Five men being held in Guantanamo Bay prison accused of planning and aiding the September 11 terror attacks will go on trial in 2021. If convicted at the military...

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August 31, 2019

Israel deploys dummy soldiers on Lebanese border

A Lebanese journalist catches Israeli armoured vehicles being 'manned' by a mannequin...

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August 31, 2019

Netanyahu is risking war to boost his electoral prospects

In an effort to boost his electoral prospects, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is risking the outbreak of a war no one wants. Over the course of a few...

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August 31, 2019

Dubai stops work on largest airport in world

Work on Dubai’s Al Maktoum Airport has stopped because the economies of the Gulf states are faltering, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The airport was designed to be one of...

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August 31, 2019

PA signs $15m agreement with China

The Secretary General of the PA Council of Ministers, Amjad Ghanim, has signed an agreement with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Palestine, Guo Wei, for...

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August 31, 2019

EU to pay PA €24.5m to cover wages

The European Union (EU) has offered to give the Palestinian Authority (PA) €24.5 million ($27 million) to pay the August salaries and pensions of about 56,000 civil servants in...

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