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October 21, 2020

Sudan: ‘Removal from terrorism list nothing to do with normalisation’

Sudan’s Acting Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has said that the country’s removal from the US list of “countries supporting terrorism” is because it paid compensation to the...

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October 21, 2020

Turkey to distribute 100,000 tons of flour to needy

Turkey will send around 110,000 tons of flour and legumes as aid to needy countries, the country’s Official Gazette announced early Wednesday, reports Anadolu Agency. According to a presidential...

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October 21, 2020

Syria's President Assad cuts tax for low-income workers

Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad moved on Wednesday to exempt more low-wage earners from income tax, his office said, as the economy buckles under the weight of US sanctions and...

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October 20, 2020

Turkey: Illegal migrants caught in fake wedding convoy

Turkish police caught 16 illegal migrants in three vehicles decorated as part of a wedding convoy in the southeastern province of Batman on Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. Batman province’s...

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October 20, 2020

Battle over Israel's budget risks election, more economic gloom

A festering government crisis over the passage of a national budget could push Israel into its fourth election since mid-2019, further straining an economy hard hit by the coronavirus...

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October 20, 2020

ICC prosecutor says Bashir and other suspects must face justice over Darfur

Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and genocide in Darfur must face justice without further delay, the...

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October 20, 2020

Iran health minister urges tougher COVID action as new cases soar

Iran’s health minister appealed on Tuesday for more public and government support to enforce restrictions aimed at stemming a third major outbreak of coronavirus infections as new cases set...

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October 20, 2020

Sudan says it has transferred compensation for US bombing victims

Sudan has transferred the compensation it has agreed to pay US victims of militant attacks and their families, paving the way for its reintegration into the global economy after...

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October 20, 2020

Khashoggi's fiancee sues Saudi crown prince for murder

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee to late Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, filed suit in US district court against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the journalist's grisly murder...

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October 20, 2020

Tunisian protesters say media bill would open sector to graft, extremism

Journalists and activists protested on Tuesday outside Tunisia’s parliament against a proposed law to shake up the media sector by removing a requirement for television and radio stations to...

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