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August 5, 2020

Iran: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran’s industrial zone

A massive fire broke out yesterday inside an industrial zone in the Iranian capital of Tehran, state television reported. The flames ripped through three warehouses in Jajrud, around 25...

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August 5, 2020

Leader of US-based ‘terrorist’ group abducted by Iran in Dubai, says family

The leader of a US-based Iranian opposition group has been abducted by Iran while he was staying in Dubai, says his family. The group is designated as a terrorist...

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August 5, 2020

Iraq president welcomes PM call for early elections

Iraqi President Barham Salih yesterday welcomed the call by Prime Minister Mostafa Al- Kadhimi to hold early elections in June next year. In a statement, Salih urged Parliament to...

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August 5, 2020

WFP: 13m in Yemen receive food aid

The Executive Director of the UN World Food Program, David Paisley, said yesterday that as many as 13 million Yemenis receive food aid from the WFP through a network...

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August 5, 2020

Egypt’s pyramids light up with Lebanon flag in solidarity with blast victims

Following publication of this story, it has been brought to our attention that the images used were in fact taken back in April 2020. We would like to apologise...

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August 5, 2020

Head of Gaza support committee calls for urgent aid for Lebanon

The head of the Popular International Committee to Support Gaza has made an urgent appeal for humanitarian aid to help the people of Lebanon. Dr Essam Yousef made his...

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August 5, 2020

Yemen calls on UNESCO to save Old City of Sanaa

The General Organisation for the Preservation of Historic Cities of Yemen (GOPHCY) on Monday appealed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and international bodies to...

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August 5, 2020

Iraq: Daesh killed or abducted 7,600 Yazidis

The extremist group Daesh killed or abducted more than 7,600 Yazidis in its brutal attack in the summer of 2014, the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) has...

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August 5, 2020

War monitor: 15 pro-Iran fighters killed in Syria

Fifteen pro-Iran fighters from Iraq were killed on Monday during raids that targeted the Al- Bukamal city in the Deir Ez-Zor countryside in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for...

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August 5, 2020

200 artists sign statement calling for release of Egypt political prisoner Sanaa Seif

More than 200 actors, artists, and authors have signed a statement calling on Egyptian authorities to release the detained film editor, writer, and activist Sanaa Seif, who was arrested...

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