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August 30, 2019

FM: Iran tanker heading for Lebanon, not Turkey

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the Iranian tanker Adrian Daria (formerly called Grace 1), which was held in Gibraltar, is heading to Lebanon, not Turkey. Cavusoglu’s statements come...

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August 30, 2019

Egypt forced 17-year-old to listen to her father being tortured

On Tuesday 17-year-old Alaa Yasser Farouk told lawyers that whilst detained she heard officers electrocuting her father and then was threatened with torture if she did not confess to...

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August 30, 2019

US threatens sanctions against Syria fair participants

The United States (US) has warned firms and businesses who participate in the annual Damascus International Fair could risk having sanctions placed on them. In a statement posted on...

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August 30, 2019

Report: Egypt warns Hamas that Israel plans to strike it hard

Egypt proposed new terms for a truce with Israel to a visiting Hamas delegation, Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper reported. The paper quoted a Hamas source as saying that the Egyptian...

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August 30, 2019

The plight of the Palestinian people is to face racism, anywhere and everywhere

Seventeen-year-old Ismail Ajjawi must have been giddy with excitement when he, a Palestinian refugee living in southern Lebanon, won a major scholarship to Harvard University. The prospect of a...

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August 30, 2019

UN extends mandate of Lebanon peacekeepers

The UN Security Council yesterday renewed the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year. Unanimously adopting the resolution, the 15-member body extended UNIFIL’s mandate until 31 August 2020 and reiterated its...

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August 30, 2019

Sisi is damaging the lives of ordinary Egyptians

Economists and investment banks say Egypt’s economic reforms have been a huge success. Zeinab doesn’t think so. “Everything is expensive,” said the elderly woman, walking through a market in...

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August 30, 2019

Official: Israel Foreign Ministry is bankrupt

Israel Foreign Ministry is bankrupt, according to one official, quoted in a report by Yedioth Ahronoth. The report stipulated that the Foreign Ministry’s officials were informed earlier that there...

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August 30, 2019

Syrian army makes new gains as Russia brings reinforcements

Russia and its Syrian army ally stepped up aerial raids on northwest Syria as they sent reinforcements from elite army units and Iranian-backed militias to bolster a major offensive...

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August 30, 2019

UK calls for broad support to tackle Gulf shipping threats

British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab will call for more international support to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz when he meets his French and German counterparts later on...

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