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August 20, 2016

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August 20, 2016

Libyan tribes sign deal to halt fighting in eastern Libya

Libyan tribal leaders have signed a reconciliation deal in Tunisia with a view to halting fighting in eastern Libya and the city of Benghazi. Speaking to reporters early Saturday,...

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August 20, 2016

Iraq speaker’s Iran visit not linked to graft allegations

An Iraqi lawmaker has denied any link between a visit by parliament speaker Salim Al-Jabouri to Iran and questioning the country’s defense minister, Khaled Al-Obeidi, over corruption allegations. Al-Jabouri...

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August 20, 2016

Houthis execute 14 Yemen Republic Guards

The Saudi-led Arab Coalition said on Friday that the Houthi rebels in Yemen have executed 14 soldiers from the Republic Guards. The men were accused of being “cowards” during...

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August 20, 2016

One soldier killed and five wounded in Sinai

One Egyptian soldier was killed and another five were wounded in an explosion in the volatile Sinai Peninsula on Friday, Anadolu has reported. According to an anonymous local security...

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August 20, 2016

West Bank family accuse PA security forces of murdering their son

Members of the West Bank Al-Aghbar family in Nablus accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) security services on Friday of murdering their son, Al-Resalah has reported. The family has challenged...

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August 20, 2016

Girls’ bodies found off Italian coast

The bodies of two Syrian girls have been found in the Mediterranean off the coast of Italy following the capsizing of their boat, the Italian Red Cross announced on...

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August 20, 2016

Israeli violation of Lebanese sovereignty to be reported to UN Security Council

Lebanon’s foreign minister has asked his country’s diplomats at the UN to file a complaint “urgently” to the Security Council regarding the latest Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty, Anadolu...

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August 20, 2016

Al-Sadr calls for technocrat government in Iraq

Iraq’s senior opposition leader, Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr, called on Friday for a comprehensive change of the government headed by Haidar Al-Abadi just one week after a reshuffle, Anadolu...

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August 19, 2016

3 Palestinian minors held without charge in Israel’s Ofer prison

Three Palestinian minors are currently being held without charge or trial in Israel’s Ofer prison, the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said yesterday. The three, all under the age...

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