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August 10, 2020

Lebanon: 3 ministers, 8 MPs resign after Beirut blast

Eleven Lebanese politicians, including three government ministers, have resigned in the wake of the lethal explosion in Beirut’s port last week. The explosion, which was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, killed...

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August 10, 2020

Israel’s weekly cabinet meeting cancelled following row among coalition partners

The weekly meeting of the Israeli cabinet due to be held yesterday was cancelled over a row among government coalition partners, local media reported. Ynet News said that Prime Minister...

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August 10, 2020

Saudi Aramco’s profits drop by 73.4% in Q2

Saudi Arabia’s oil giant, Aramco, yesterday said its net profits for the second quarter of this year had dropped by 73.4 per cent, resulting from a global decline in crude...

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August 10, 2020

Yemen’s Houthis kidnap banking officials in Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthi group has kidnapped two officials of the Saba Islamic Bank and forced them to sign financial orders under duress. “Gunmen affiliated to the Sanaa-based Houthi group kidnapped...

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August 10, 2020

Palestinian MP condemns Israel’s theft of part of Al-Ibrahimi Mosque

Chairman of Jerusalem’s Committee in the Palestinian Legislative Council, MP Ahmed Abu Halabiyeh, yesterday condemned Israel’s expropriation of part of Al-Ibrahimi Mosque, Quds Press reported. “Stripping ’s municipality of Hebron...

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August 10, 2020

Iraq protesters storm Dhi Qar Governorate building over poor services

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters yesterday stormed Dhi Qar Governorate building in the centre of Nasiriyah province to protest against poor public services and corruption, the Anadolu Agency reported. The agency quoted...

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August 10, 2020

Lebanon president: Calls for probe into Beirut blast are effort to ‘waste time’

Lebanese President Michel Aoun yesterday described calls for an international investigation into a blast which devastated Beirut Port and killed over 150 people as an attempt to “waste time”....

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August 10, 2020

Yemen: Heavy rains destroy 111 homes in Sanaa

The Yemeni National Commission for Education, Culture and Science said 111 homes had been destroyed due to heavy rain and floods in the old city of Sanaa over the...

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August 10, 2020

GCC calls on UN Security Council to extend Iran’s arms embargo

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Saturday urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to extend an arms embargo on Iran which is due to expire on 18 October....

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August 10, 2020

100,000 expats to permanently leave Kuwait by the end of 2020

As many as 100,000 expatriate workers will permanently leave Kuwait by the end of this year, Al-Qabas newspaper reported yesterday. The paper quoted security sources as saying that campaigns have intensified...

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