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August 14, 2020

Kuwait budget deficit reaches $18bn

Kuwait, facing one of the worst economic crunches in the oil-rich state’s history, posted an actual deficit of $18.44 billion in the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the Finance Minister said...

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August 14, 2020

Report: Lebanon central bank governor and family own $100m of assets worldwide

Lebanon’s central bank Governor Riad Salameh and his family own a total of $100 million in overseas assets, a report by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and its...

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August 14, 2020

Blockade countries: Qatar air ban is national emergency

A Saudi-led group of countries has told the United Nations’ aviation agency that emergency conditions justify a three-year diplomatic impasse with Qatar that prevents Doha using the airspace of...

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August 14, 2020

US seizes cargo of four Iran tankers en route to Venezuela

The United States has seized the cargo of four Iranian fuel tankers transporting supplies to Venezuela, continuing to step up its campaign of maximum pressure on Iran and sanctions...

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August 14, 2020

Yemenis protest against Houthi control over Taiz

Thousands of Yemenis have rallied in the country’s southern province of Taiz, calling on the Yemeni government to liberate the city from the Houthi group, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday....

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August 14, 2020

Iraq: 2 bombs strike US supply convoy

Two bombs have hit convoys supplying US-led coalition forces in Iraq’s southern governorate of Dhi Qar, security sources reported on Wednesday. “A bomb has targeted a convoy carrying logistical...

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August 14, 2020

Lebanon parliament passes emergency law, empowers army

Lebanon’s parliament agreed yesterday to a two-week state of emergency in Beirut giving the army new powers, ten days after a massive blast rocked the capital killing nearly 200...

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August 14, 2020

North Korea hacking group attacked Israel’s defence industry

A team of North Korean hackers breached Israel’s security and penetrated its computer system, according to the international cybersecurity firm ClearSky. Though Israel downplayed the incident claiming that the attack...

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August 14, 2020

Pakistan army chief to visit Saudi to calm tensions over Kashmir

Pakistan’s army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday in an effort to calm escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries over the unrest in...

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August 14, 2020

Egypt’s medical aid diplomacy extends to Lebanon

On 4 August 2020, 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut Port, sending a mushroom cloud above the city, and lighting a touch paper at one end of...

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