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August 6, 2020

Iraq security seizes rockets ‘intended for Baghdad’s Green Zone’

Iraqi security forces yesterday seized seven Katyusha rockets believed to be designated to attack the heavily fortified Green Zone in the centre of the capital, Baghdad, Anadolu reported. The agency quoted...

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August 6, 2020

Tel Aviv lights up city hall with Lebanon flag after Beirut explosion

The Israeli capital Tel Aviv made a show of solidarity with Lebanon yesterday by lighting up its municipality building with the image of the Lebanese flag, marking a rare...

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August 6, 2020

Report: US to tighten Syria sanctions

The United States intends to increase economic sanctions imposed on Syria in a bid to topple the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad, the New York Times reported yesterday. The paper quoted...

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August 6, 2020

Lebanon puts port authorities under house arrest

Lebanon’s government has ordered some Beirut port officials be put under house arrest pending an investigation into the explosions which rocked the city on Tuesday. According to a report...

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August 6, 2020

Lebanese begin clean up mission after blast

Hundreds of young Lebanese residents took the streets of Beirut yesterday to clear away debris following the deadly blast which rocked the capital on Tuesday. In the absence of a state-sponsored...

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August 6, 2020

Egypt’s prosecutor orders investigation into hotel gang rape

Egypt’s prosecutor has ordered an investigation into a gang rape at a hotel in Cairo in 2014. On Tuesday the government’s National Council of Women sent a letter to...

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August 6, 2020

Kuwait national assembly refers oil sector violations to government

The Kuwaiti parliamentary committee tasked with investigating violations in the oil sector submitted its report to the government on Wednesday. The report uncovered major financial and administrative violations in...

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August 6, 2020

Iran president calls for probe into effects of Beirut explosion

Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, has called for the repercussions of the explosion that devastated the port of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Rouhani described the explosion as a...

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August 6, 2020

Thousands of Egyptians lost their jobs after Kuwait suspended flights

Thousands of Egyptians working in Kuwait lost their jobs after the Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended flights from 31 high-risk countries, including Egypt, as part of efforts...

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August 6, 2020

Trump said US troops’ presence in Middle East was ‘single biggest mistake’ in country’s history

American President Donald Trump described the decision to send US forces to the Middle East as “the single biggest mistake” in his country’s history. In an interview with Australian...

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