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November 11, 2020

Possible changes to OPEC+ pact lead to 6% surge in oil prices

Crude oil prices increased by more than six per cent on Monday following statements by Saudi Arabia and the Emirates about the possibility of amending the OPEC+ production cut...

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November 11, 2020

Bahrain prime minister has died, royal palace says

Bahrain’s Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa has died, the royal palace announced on Wednesday on Twitter. Sheikh Khalifa passed away on Wednesday morning at Mayo Clinic hospital...

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November 11, 2020

PLO’s Saeb Erekat to be buried amid military ceremony

On the 16th anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, preparations were underway on Wednesday for the funeral of his former confidant and spokesman Saeb Erekat, who...

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November 11, 2020

Turkey interested in producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

Turkey is interested in producing Russia’s first coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, at domestic facilities, Russia’s health ministry said on Wednesday after a phone call between the countries’ health ministers....

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November 10, 2020

Turkey’s Erdogan congratulates US President-elect Biden for election win

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 presidential election, after years of rising tension...

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November 10, 2020

Jordan extends voting by two hours in contentious poll

Jordan extended voting by two hours on Tuesday in elections set to keep parliament in the hands of tribal and pro-government deputies, and which have been criticised by the...

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November 10, 2020

US imposes Iran-related sanctions on individuals, companies

The United States on Tuesday imposed Iran-related sanctions on six companies and four people, accusing the network of supplying sensitive goods to an Iranian military firm in the Trump...

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November 10, 2020

Ennahda leader denies running for movement’s presidency

Speaker of the Tunisian parliament and Ennahda leader, Rached Ghannouchi, said that he did not run for the movement’s presidency or any other leading position. Ghannouchi pointed out that...

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November 10, 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire is right step, Erdogan tells Putin

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call that the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement was the right step towards a lasting solution, the Turkish presidency...

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November 10, 2020

Ankara and Washington have work to do to maintain their relationship

According to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, relations with America are above party politics and individuals, and are protected by alliances and strategic agreements. This does not match what...

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