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October 15, 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire hopes sink as death toll rises

Hopes of a humanitarian ceasefire ending fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh sank further on Thursday as the death toll mounted and Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of launching new attacks, Reuters reports....

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October 15, 2020

Sudanese source denies normalisation talks with Israel

A source with the Transitional Sovereign Council in Sudan denied reports that the council discussed normalisation with Israel earlier this week nor will it discuss it during a meeting...

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October 15, 2020

Yemen’s warring parties start prisoner swap, raising peace prospects

Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return about 1,000 men home and help build...

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October 15, 2020

Tunisia to launch 1st satellite in March 2021

Tunisia on Thursday announced that it will be launching its first satellite on the 65th Independence anniversary in March next year, local media reported, Anadolu Agency reported. “All tests were completed...

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October 15, 2020

Sudan imposes curfew in eastern cities after protests

The Sudanese authorities yesterday imposed a comprehensive curfew in the cities of Port Sudan and Suakin following protests that broke out over the dismissal of Governor Saleh Ammar of...

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October 15, 2020

Report: Israel blocks visas for UN human rights workers

Israel has stopped granting visas to UN human rights workers, forcing them to stop their work and leave the country, a report by Middle East Eye (MEE) has revealed....

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October 15, 2020

Israel arrested 341 Palestinians in September

Israeli forces arrested 341 Palestinians, including 32 children and three women, in September, local rights groups revealed yesterday. In their joint report, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association,...

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October 15, 2020

UN: WHO delivers new coronavirus examination kits to Gaza

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has delivered five new coronavirus testing kits to the Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip, the UN Middle East special envoy, Nickolay Mladenov,...

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October 15, 2020

Bombing of Idlib by Russia and Syria amounts to war crime, says rights group

The bombing of civilians and infrastructure in the Syrian opposition-held province of Idlib by Russia and the Syrian regime may amount to a war crime, Human Rights Watch (HRW)...

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October 15, 2020

Palestinian courts to look at legal action against Israeli settlers

For the first time, Palestinian Authority courts are going to look at cases filed by Palestinian citizens related to violations alleged to have been committed by Israeli settlers, Wafa...

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