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September 3, 2021

Lebanon asks US for exemption from Syria sanctions for imports, exports

Lebanon has requested the United States provide it with an exemption from the ban on imports and exports through Syria, citing the economic and fuel crises currently ravaging Lebanon....

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September 3, 2021

Lebanon: Syrian refugees arrested by authorities must be released, urges Amnesty

Six Syrian refugees arrested and detained by the Lebanese authorities must be released “unless they are charged with a recognisable offence,” Amnesty International has urged. The six were arrested...

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September 3, 2021

Tunisia labour union calls for change in political system

Tunisia’s powerful labour union today called on the president to propose changes to the political system and put them to a referendum after his seizure of governing powers in...

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September 3, 2021

Oil leak from Syria heading for Cyprus

The direction of a massive oil slick from Syria’s Mediterranean coast has turned towards the shores of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), a Turkish Cypriot official said...

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September 3, 2021

The Israeli-Egyptian siege of the Gaza Strip must end unconditionally without delay

So much for the Israeli army supposedly wanting to “reduce” the number of Palestinians it shoots. An Israeli soldier shot and killed another Palestinian child in the besieged Gaza...

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September 3, 2021

Labour union warns Tunisia heading to ‘disintegration’

The Assistant Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labor Union, Sami Tahiri, called for the speedy formation of a government and warned against heading towards a “no state or dismantle state”...

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September 3, 2021

Saudi hands Yemen military camps to local tribes, protesters say

Saudi forces have handed over the camps they have evacuated in Yemen to tribal leaders who are loyal to the kingdom but have close ties with southern separatists backed...

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September 3, 2021

Turkey urges Europe to update migration agreement

Turkey’s Foreign Minister has said that his government will reject any European offer to keep Afghan refugees within the country in exchange for money, Anadolu has reported. Mevlut Cavusoglu...
September 3, 2021

Gag order issued as Israel probes serious allegations against senior court official

Israeli authorities have opened an investigation into a senior official in the court system accused of severe allegations that risk a lengthy prison sentence, Channel 12 news reported. A gag order...

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September 3, 2021

Tunisia president urges security to handle protests according to the law

Tunisian President Kais Saied yesterday directed the heads of the security apparatus to handle demonstrations “according to the law”, and commit to respecting the rights of citizens to peaceful...

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