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August 19, 2019

Aden standoff delays Saudi summit intended to forge new Yemen government - sources

The refusal of Yemeni southern separatists to hand back control of Aden port has delayed a summit in Saudi Arabia that is due to discuss reshuffling Yemen’s ousted government...

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August 19, 2019

Libya: UN-recognized government downs UAE drone

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday announced it had downed an armed drone belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in northwestern Misrata city, Anadolu reports....

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August 19, 2019

Turkey: 3 mayors suspended over alleged terror links

The Turkish Interior Ministry on Monday suspended three mayors in eastern and southeastern Turkey for supporting terrorism, Anadolu reports. According to an official statement by the ministry, the mayors...

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August 19, 2019

Houthis appoint ambassador to Iran

The Houthis in Yemen announced the appointment of an “ambassador of the Republic of Yemen” in Tehran, a move that the internationally recognised Yemeni government considered as “a flagrant...

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August 19, 2019

Algeria’s Union of Judges attacks Minister of Justice after arrests against its members

Algeria’s National Union of Judges has condemned as “illegal” recent actions taken by Justice Minister Belkacem Zeghmati. In particular the arrest of two judges on a provisional basis and...

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August 19, 2019

Kuwait's Emir has recovered after health setback

Kuwait’s elderly ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah has recovered from a health setback and is “in a good condition now”, the state news agency KUNA reported yesterday....

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August 19, 2019

Six years after the chemical attack in Ghouta, have we learnt its lessons?

In the aftermath of the August 2013 chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, Syria, the then British Prime Minister David Cameron said, “Our inaction in Syria shows we have not...

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August 19, 2019

Iranian tanker at centre of standoff with West leaves Gibraltar, shipping data shows

The Iranian tanker caught in a standoff between Tehran and the West left Gibraltar on Sunday night, shipping data showed, hours after the British territory rejected a US request...

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August 19, 2019

Haftar’s air forces bomb zoo in Tripoli

Libya’s eastern airforce, led by retired Major General Khalifa Haftar, launched on Saturday a raid on the zoo in the capital Tripoli (west), claiming it had been used for...

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August 19, 2019

Moroccan army to choose first batch for conscription Monday

On Monday, the Moroccan army will begin selecting 15.000 recruits, the first batch since the resumption to compulsory military service. Eleven years after its suspension, the military service law...

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