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  • July 28, 2020

    Israel turning mosques into synagogues, bars

    One of the landmarks of Tiberias, the mosque, also known as the Zaydani mosque, was built on the Mameluke architecture, with a big dome and a minaret. “Like most...

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  • July 28, 2020

    A tale of two cities twinned by treachery

    This is a tale of two cities twinned by treachery. Syria’s Jabal Al-Zawiya might be 1,800 miles away from Sirte in Libya, but their fates are very much intertwined...

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  • July 28, 2020

    Kuwait’s KIPIC starts operation of gas line

    Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Co (KIPIC) has begun operating the gas line that will feed its long-delayed Al-Zour refinery, state news agency KUNA said on Tuesday. Originally planned more...

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  • July 28, 2020

    Turkey plans to reopen all schools as long as virus keeps receding

    Turkey plans to reopen schools nationwide on August 31, to get students back into classrooms and free up working parents, assuming a recent stabilisation in coronavirus cases holds. Teachers...

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  • July 28, 2020

    Three migrants shot dead in Libya after failed crossing to Europe

    Libyan authorities shot dead three Sudanese migrants trying to flee detention late on Monday, as they disembarked from a failed attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, a UN...

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  • July 28, 2020

    Saudi ex-minister jailed after honouring deceased dissident

    A former Saudi minister has been jailed after paying tribute to deceased dissident Abudllah Al-Hamad, the New Arab reported. The son of former Deputy Finance Minister Abulaziz Al-Dakhil said his father was arrested during Ramadan after tweeting...

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  • July 28, 2020

    Funding the PA strengthens Israel’s colonial framework

    Unsurprisingly, Israel’s decision to halt its annexation plans temporarily has been met with a resounding silence from the international community, rather than utilising the interlude to come up with...

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  • July 28, 2020

    Jordan: livestock prices suffer

    Livestock traders in Jordan fear that demand for Eid sacrifices has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Anadolu Agency reported. As the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha approaches, traders reported...

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  • July 28, 2020

    Saudi FM on surprise visit to Algeria

    Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal Bin Farhan, arrived in Algeria yesterday evening following a visit to Egypt. The surprise visit came amid official discretion on both sides about its agenda...

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  • July 28, 2020

    Syria refugee dies saving drowning dog in Turkey

    A Syrian refugee drowned while trying to save a stray dog struggling to stay afloat in a canal in the Turkish province of Adana on Friday. Abdulkadir Sayed, 20,...

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