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December 9, 2020

Lebanon’s central bank tells banks to pay students abroad

Lebanon’s central bank asked domestic banks on Wednesday to comply with a new law allowing students abroad to transfer dollars out of Lebanon as they struggle to pay daily...

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December 9, 2020

Soccer-PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir players wear ‘no to racism’ t-shirts ahead of rescheduled game

Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir players wore ‘No to racism’ t-shirts before their rescheduled Champions League game, which was suspended on Tuesday when the teams walked off in...

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December 9, 2020

Calls for UN to investigate Israel’s killing of Palestinian journalists

Complaints submitted to the United Nations (UN) accuse Israel of intentionally targeting journalists in Palestine and failing to thoroughly investigate its killings of media workers. The complaints, submitted by...

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December 9, 2020

The spectre of a ‘soft state’ beckons Tunisia

As the tenth anniversary of the Tunisian revolution of January 2011 approaches, efforts to disrupt vital state facilities and the interests of citizens are escalating. Self-styled “coordination groups” are...

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December 9, 2020

Bin Salman rejects allegation of plot to kill former intelligence chief

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has rejected all allegations that he sent a hit squad to assassinate exiled former intelligence chief Saad Al-Jabri. The de-facto ruler of...

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December 9, 2020

Jordan presses Germany into taking in Syria’s White Helmets ex-leader

Germany has flown in a former leader of the Syrian Civilian Defence group operating in opposition-held areas known as the White Helmets, along with his family despite suspicions by...

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December 9, 2020

86 families face forced eviction in Jerusalem

At least 86 Palestinian families are facing forced eviction in Jerusalem’s Batn Al-Hawa neighbourhood as Israel intensified pressure on them to demolish their homes under the pretext that they lack the necessary building...

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December 9, 2020

AIPAC has ‘no problem’ with US arms sales to the UAE

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has announced that it does not oppose President Donald Trump’s $23 billion arms deal with the United Arab Emirates, which the US...

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December 9, 2020

Prominent Saudi American doctor sentenced to jail in Kingdom

The authorities in Saudi Arabia have ignored appeals from the US administration and sentenced a prominent dual nationality Saudi American doctor to six years in prison on charges that...

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December 9, 2020

Syria: protest in occupied Golan against Israel’s turbine project

Syrians in the occupied Golan Heights are taking part in a general strike today in protest against Israel’s plans to install wind turbines on their agricultural land. The strike...

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