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March 5, 2020

Jordan, Syria hold first official meeting in Damascus

Jordan and Syria have held their first official ministerial meeting in Damascus after years of hiatus as a result of the conflict in Syria. Despite maintaining embassies in both...

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March 5, 2020

US contractor charged with leaking classified information to Lebanon’s Hezbollah

A US defence department linguist was charged with espionage yesterday for allegedly supplying classified information to a Lebanese national with links to Hezbollah. Mariam Thompson, 61, formerly of Rochester,...

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March 5, 2020

Bethlehem in lockdown following suspected cases of coronavirus

All schools, mosques, and churches in the city of Bethlehem have been closed for 14 days after four suspected cases of coronavirus, Wafa news agency reported. Dr Tarif Ashur,...

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March 5, 2020

The world fiddles while Idlib burns

As the world looks on, the horrors of Idlib are clear for all to see. The last bastion of resistance to the Assad regime, Idlib teeters on the brink....

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March 5, 2020

Asylum seekers, refugees cross into Greece despite obstacles

Asylum seekers and refugees continue to flock from Turkey towards the Greek border in a bid to reach Europe despite the obstacles they face. Travelling long distances to reach...

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March 5, 2020

Erdogan: Turkey does not want war

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that Ankara has demonstrated through its military operation in Idlib, Syria, that “it knows how to fight, but it does not want...

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March 5, 2020

Sudan residents call for Egypt border to be closed over coronavirus fears

A Sudanese official yesterday announced that the residents of the Northern State bordering Egypt have called for the country’s border crossings with its northern neighbour to be closed as...

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March 5, 2020

Israel demolishes homes of detained Palestinians

In the early hours of this morning, Israeli forces destroyed the family homes of two Palestinians on trial for the murder of 17-year-old Israeli, Rina Shnerb, in the Ramallah...

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March 5, 2020

As refugees head to Europe, UK takes 30% less children, figures reveal

As thousands of refugees find a way to get to Europe after Turkey’s announcement it was opening the borders, official figures have shown the UK resettled 30 per cent...

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March 5, 2020

UAE stealing Yemen’s Socotra manuscripts and artefacts, reports

Local sources on the Yemeni island of Socotra have expressed concerns over reports that the UAE delegate Khalfan Al-Mazrouei had facilitated the theft of antiquities and ancient manuscripts. The...

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