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August 11, 2020

US did not fully assess civilian risks when pushing Saudi arms sales-report

The US Department of State did not fully evaluate the risk of civilian casualties when it pushed through a massive sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia last year,...

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August 11, 2020

Iran arrests five Iranians for spying for foreign states

Iranian authorities have arrested five Iranians on charges of spying for Israel, Britain and Germany, convicting and handing down prison sentences on at least two of them, the judiciary...

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August 11, 2020

Co-option of religion by Saudi’s MBS spells disaster

The misuse of religion has become something of an art form in the Middle East. On the one hand many of the region’s autocrats and dictators, calling for greater...

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August 11, 2020

‘Guns and oil do not mix in Libya’

Oil as a commodity is intertwined intimately with national strategies, power and global politics. This was a central theme in Daniel Yergin’s The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil,...

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August 11, 2020

US investigates ‘bombing’ at Iraq-Kuwait border

The US armed forces are investigating a claim by a newly-formed Iraqi Shia militia that it was responsible for a bombing at the border of Iraq and Kuwait. The...

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August 11, 2020

Yemen official arrested in Egypt for possession of over $1m

A high-ranking official in the internationally-recognised Yemeni government has been detained at Egypt’s Cairo International Airport, according to the Yemen Press Agency, allegedly in possession of over $1 million. Ali...

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August 11, 2020

5 homeless as Israel demolishes Palestinian home, seizes water pumps

Israeli forces seized three water pumps yesterday from the town of Beit Ummar, a village north of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, reported Wafa news agency. Activist Mohammad Awad,...

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August 11, 2020

Son of Lebanon’s ‘most hated’ MP bullied

The 14-year-old son of controversial Lebanese MP Gebran Bassil has been subjected to cyber bullying.In a video uploaded to social media network TikTok, Gabriel said: “All of you know...

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August 11, 2020

Why are we not supporting refugees instead of asking if they are just after our money?

The UK’s racist Nigel Farage has once again added fuel to the hostile and toxic “debate” on refugees, when he filmed a video patrolling the English Channel on a...

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August 11, 2020

Gantz hints that siege may be lifted if Hamas returns soldiers’ remains

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has hinted that the government could basically lift the siege of Gaza if the remains of soldiers held by Hamas in the territory are...

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