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  • December 21, 2020

    Turkish court sentences former pro-Kurdish MP to 22 years in jail

    A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former pro-Kurdish lawmaker who was stripped of her parliamentary status earlier this year to more than 22 years in jail on three...

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  • December 21, 2020

    Turkey deports 2 Syrians over suspected Daesh ties

    Turkey deported two Syrian nationals suspected of links with the Daesh terror group, a security source said on Monday, reports Anadolu Agency. Anti-terror police in the southwestern Denizli province...

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  • December 21, 2020

    Lebanon parliament agrees to lift banking secrecy for one year

    Lebanon’s parliament passed a law on Monday to lift banking secrecy for one year in a move that could clear the way for a forensic audit of the central...

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  • December 21, 2020

    US charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270

    The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people,...

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  • December 21, 2020

    Morocco is ‘always ready to open border with Algeria’

    Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani has said that his country is “always ready to open the border with Algeria without anything in return.” Relations between the two North African...

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  • December 21, 2020

    Sudanese Professionals call for swift formation of Legislative Council

    The Sudanese Professionals’ Association (SPA), which led the protest movement in Sudan, has called for the transition period to be brought to a close by accelerating the formation of...

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  • December 21, 2020

    A new indictment is likely for the Lockerbie bombing, maybe two

    The United States justice department is scheduled at 15:30 GMT today to announce a new indictment against a Libyan individual, possibly two, in the bombing of Pan Am Flight...

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  • December 21, 2020

    Railway link from Turkey to Pakistan, through Iran to start in 2021

    The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) train is expected to resume operations next year after the key requirements for the revival of the service have been completed, according to Adil Karaismailoglu, Turkey’s...

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  • December 21, 2020

    Flood waters damage Gaza strawberry crops

    Farmers in the Beit Lahia area appealed to the Ministry of Agriculture and international organisations to save them from losses after three days of rain that led to the...

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  • December 21, 2020

    67 Nepal migrant workers died in Qatar World Cup preparations 

    Qatar faces new shocking figures as deaths of Nepalese migrant workers ahead of the 2022 World Cup are at their highest level for at least three years, Sportsmail revealed. According to Sportsmail’s report, just two years before from the World Cup final, figures shows 67 Nepalese migrants died in Qatar between 16 July and 15 November. Nepal’s Foreign Employment Promotion Board (FEPB) also revealed that 104 deaths were registered in the year from 16 July 2019 to 15 July 2020. The current death tolls for this...

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