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December 21, 2020

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman are closing their borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a new coronavirus strain, the three Gulf Arab states said. Saudi Arabia shut...

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December 21, 2020

Turkey sees 19,000+ additional COVID-19 cases

Turkey on Monday reported 19,103 more coronavirus infections and 254 new fatalities, the highest daily figure so far, over the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data,...

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December 21, 2020

Turkish court sentences former pro-Kurdish MP to 22 years in jail

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former pro-Kurdish lawmaker who was stripped of her parliamentary status earlier this year to more than 22 years in jail on three...

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December 21, 2020

Turkey deports 2 Syrians over suspected Daesh ties

Turkey deported two Syrian nationals suspected of links with the Daesh terror group, a security source said on Monday, reports Anadolu Agency. Anti-terror police in the southwestern Denizli province...

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December 21, 2020

Lebanon parliament agrees to lift banking secrecy for one year

Lebanon’s parliament passed a law on Monday to lift banking secrecy for one year in a move that could clear the way for a forensic audit of the central...

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December 21, 2020

US charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270

The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people,...

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December 21, 2020

Morocco is ‘always ready to open border with Algeria’

Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani has said that his country is “always ready to open the border with Algeria without anything in return.” Relations between the two North African...

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December 21, 2020

Sudanese Professionals call for swift formation of Legislative Council

The Sudanese Professionals’ Association (SPA), which led the protest movement in Sudan, has called for the transition period to be brought to a close by accelerating the formation of...

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December 21, 2020

A new indictment is likely for the Lockerbie bombing, maybe two

The United States justice department is scheduled at 15:30 GMT today to announce a new indictment against a Libyan individual, possibly two, in the bombing of Pan Am Flight...

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December 21, 2020

Railway link from Turkey to Pakistan, through Iran to start in 2021

The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) train is expected to resume operations next year after the key requirements for the revival of the service have been completed, according to Adil Karaismailoglu, Turkey’s...

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