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October 14, 2020

Fearing US sanctions, Lebanon closes accounts of Syrians linked to Assad regime

Lebanese banks have closed hundreds of accounts of Syrians linked to the Assad regime in an effort to avoid US sanctions related to the Caesar Act, Aram Media reported yesterday. The...

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October 14, 2020

Hamas, Egypt discuss opening Rafah crossing permanently

Gaza’s interior ministry said on Monday it was in contact with the Egyptian government to discuss opening the Rafah crossing “permanently”. “The Rafah crossing has been partially operational since...

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October 14, 2020

Morocco: 2,000 sign petition against increase in number of MPs

More than 2,000 Moroccans signed an online petition opposing a proposal to increase the number of parliament members. Eight political parties have recently submitted to the Ministry of the...

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October 14, 2020

Arsenal’s Ozil favours Azerbaijan in Karabakh dispute

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil voiced his support Tuesday for the Azerbaijani army’s operation in Upper Karabakh, a region occupied by the Armenian military. The 31-year-old German citizen of Turkish descent...

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October 14, 2020

FBI says it has reached no conclusion on cause of Beirut blast

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday it has reached no firm conclusion about what caused the August 4 explosion in the port of Beirut that killed nearly...

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October 13, 2020

Tunisian governor sacked amid protests

The governor of Tunisia’s Kasserine province was sacked on Tuesday following protests over the death of a local resident during the demolition of his unlicensed store, reports Anadolu Agency....

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October 13, 2020

Somalia reopens major roads closed over group attacks

Years after busy Mogadishu roads were closed causing traffic snarl-ups, Somalia on Tuesday opened the streets that had been blocked to contain terror attacks from al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab militant...

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October 13, 2020

Turkey wants conditions on Caucasus ceasefire, floats broader talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday calls for a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh are reasonable but must include an Armenian withdrawal from Azeri lands, and he floated holding...

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October 13, 2020

Palestinian, Israeli rights groups fear for life of Palestinian hunger striker

Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups voiced concern on Tuesday over the condition of a Palestinian who began a hunger strike 79 days ago against his detention without charge...

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October 13, 2020

Lebanon’s Bassil criticises Hariri efforts to form government

Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil criticised Sunni former prime minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday for putting himself forward to lead a government that would champion a French initiative to...

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