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October 2, 2020

UN registers Turkey-Libya maritime deal, Ankara says

The maritime demarcation agreement between Ankara and Libya’s internationally recognised government was registered by the United Nations, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said today. Turkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National...

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October 2, 2020

Turkey, Greece set up military hotline under NATO to prevent clashes in East Med

Turkey and Greece have set up a military hotline to prevent clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean where they have been conflicting over energy resources, marking a step closer towards...

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October 2, 2020

PA issues building permits to Palestinian residents of Jordan Valley, denying Israel

The first batch of building permits have been granted to Palestinian residents by the Palestinian Ministry of Local Government today in the northern Jordan Valley region of the occupied...

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October 2, 2020

Lebanon requests Interpol arrest captain, owner of Beirut blast ship

Lebanon has requested Interpol issue international arrest warrants for both the captain and owner of the ship which is believed to have caused the 4 August Beirut blast, Agence France Presse...

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October 2, 2020

‘We are all Awais Al-Rawi’ Egyptians post on Twitter

Social media users are comparing the shooting of Awais Al-Rawi by Egyptian police to the killing of George Floyd in the US. On Wednesday, Awais was shot in the head in...

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October 2, 2020

UAE fined by US for violating Iran no-fly-zone

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been fined $400,000 by the US Transportation Department for violating a ban on flying in Iranian airspace, including areas over the Gulf and...

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October 2, 2020

Iraq: PMF denies involvement in Erbil rocket attack

The Nineveh Operations Command, affiliated with the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), yesterday denied any involvement in the rocket attack that targeted Erbil International Airport, near US military bases in...

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October 2, 2020

UN losing its relevance and legitimacy, Israel envoy says

In one of the most startling threats issued against an international body tasked with upholding a multilateral global rules-based order, Israel has warned that there will be no UN...

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October 2, 2020

Lebanon, Israel agree to talks over maritime border disputes

Lebanon and Israel have agreed to UN- and US-mediated indirect talks over the disputed maritime border between the two countries, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri announced yesterday. Israel’s Minister...

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October 2, 2020

Remembering Saladin’s liberation of Jerusalem

On 2 October 1187, Ayyubid Sultan Salah Al-Din (known in the West as Saladin) liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders nearly a century after they captured the holy city from...

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