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November 18, 2020

Tawakkol Karman’s criticism of Ibn Baz’s fatwa sparks controversy

Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize-winner Tawakkol Karman attacked the former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz Ibn Baz, who claimed that the earth does not rotate, sparking controversy among...

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November 18, 2020

Tunisia: El Kamour protests resume after leader arrested

Protests were renewed yesterday in the Tunisian governorate of Tataouine a day after the general coordinator of El Kamour sit-in, Dhaou El-Ghoul, was arrested. The arrest of El-Ghoul came...

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November 18, 2020

Trump may withdraw troops from Somalia as part of global pullback

President Donald Trump may withdraw nearly all U.S. troops from Somalia as part of a global pullback that includes reductions of forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, US officials said...

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November 18, 2020

Iran’s Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with ‘three executive orders’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if US President-elect Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Tehran, which Zarif said could be...

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November 18, 2020

Israeli military says it struck Syrian, Iranian forces in Syria

Israel said it launched airstrikes against Syrian army and Iranian Quds Force targets in Syria on Wednesday after explosive devices were planted in the Israeli-held Golan Heights. The Syrian...

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November 18, 2020

Bahrain delegation heads to Israel on Gulf Air flight

Bahrain’s first official government delegation to Israel set off on Wednesday on the first Gulf Air commercial flight to Tel Aviv, as the two countries look to broaden cooperation...

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November 17, 2020

Iranians warned coronavirus deaths may double as cases hit record high

Iran’s health minister warned on Tuesday that coronavirus deaths may more than double soon if Iranians flout rules aimed at containing the virus, as new cases surged to a...

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November 17, 2020

Turkey to impose new measures to fight coronavirus surge, Erdogan says

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the government will impose tighter measures to respond to surging numbers of coronavirus patients and impose partial lockdowns at weekends across...

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November 17, 2020

Corbyn to be readmitted to UK Labour after suspension over anti-Semitism report response

The former leader of Britain’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn will be readmitted after he was suspended from the party for downplaying a report that detailed serious failings in its...

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November 17, 2020

Netanyahu has ‘warm’ talk with Biden, 10 days after Democrat declares victory

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a “warm conversation” with US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, Netanyahu’s office said, in a delayed and clear acknowledgment of Biden’s election defeat of...

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