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November 24, 2020

Source: US undermining formation of Lebanon government

The US is exerting efforts to undermine the formation of Lebanese government, Anadolu reported a close aide of Lebanese President Michel Aoun saying. The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity,...

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November 24, 2020

7 Yemen fishermen drown after boat capsizes near Somalia

Seven Yemeni fishermen have drowned off the coast of Somalia after their boat capsized due to a tropical storm on Sunday, Anadolu news agency reported. The agency quoted the Director General...

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November 24, 2020

World Bank: Less than 15% of Iraq women work

Women’s participation in the workforce in Iraq is less than 15 per cent, the World Bank has said. In a report, the global monetary body said less than 15...

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November 24, 2020

WHO warns of collapse of health system in Gaza due to coronavirus

The healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is near collapse as a result of Israel’s stifling siege and the rise in coronavirus cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has...

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November 24, 2020

Iraq arrests Daesh terrorist leader at Baghdad airport

The administrative coordinator of the Daesh militant group has been arrested at Baghdad International Airport, the spokesperson for the Commander in Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces said yesterday....

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November 24, 2020

Barack Obama and the shattered hopes of a new Middle East

In his new book, A Promised Land, former US President Barack Obama admits that he has a lot to say. So much so, that he felt the need to...

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November 24, 2020

Amnesty renews call on Egypt to release rights defenders

Amnesty International yesterday renewed its call on Egyptian authorities to “immediately” release prominent human rights defenders detained since last week. This came following the announcement of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal...

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November 24, 2020

GCC countries exceed 1m COVID-19 cases

The six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have recorded more than one million cases of infection with the novel coronavirus, according to Reuters. The news service tallied...

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November 24, 2020

UN: Ex-Nissan president’s detention ‘extrajudicial abuse’ with ‘no legal basis’

Former Chairman of Nissan Carlos Ghosn should receive compensation from the Japanese government for “illegally arresting and detaining him”, officials at the UN said yesterday. “Ghosn’s deprivation of freedom...

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November 24, 2020

Saudi seeks to be part of any US deal with Iran

Saudi Arabia wants to be part of any deal between the incoming US administration and Iran, Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan told America’s CNBC on Saturday. Bin Farhan said that any...

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