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September 15, 2020

Israel to demolish mosque in occupied Jerusalem

An Israeli occupation court yesterday ordered that Al-Qa’qa’ Mosque in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighbourhood be demolished because it was built without planning permission, Anadolu reported. The court gave Palestinians 21 days to...

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September 15, 2020

The ‘Desaparecidos’ of Palestine: Gantz Escalates Israel’s War on the Dead

On September 2, the Israeli government approved a proposal that allows the military to indefinitely withhold the bodies of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli army. The...

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September 14, 2020

Ex-al Jazeera director slams al Arabiya allegations

Former al Jazeera director, Yasser Abu Hilala, has refuted claims by the Saudi funded Al Arabiya News Channel that he had called for a blacklist of journalists, writers, and...

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September 14, 2020

Human Rights Watch says aid interference in Yemen must stop

Interference in aid operations by parties to Yemen’s conflict must stop as it is deterring donors and putting at risk millions of people who are dependent on assistance, Human...

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September 14, 2020

Egypt to allow wedding ceremonies, cultural events in open-air venues

Egypt will allow wedding ceremonies and cultural events to be held in open-air venues from September 21, after months of banning them in an attempt to contain the spread...

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September 14, 2020

IAEA in wide-ranging talks with Saudi Arabia on tougher nuclear checks

The UN nuclear watchdog is in wide-ranging talks with Saudi Arabia about tougher supervision of the kingdom’s nuclear activities, the agency said on Monday, part of a wider effort...

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September 14, 2020

Turkish, Russian officials to meet in Ankara for talks on Syria, Libya

Turkish and Russian officials will meet in Ankara this week for a new round of talks on developments in Syria and Libya, where the two countries back opposing sides,...

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September 14, 2020

Israel, Bahrain defence ministers discuss ‘close partnership’

Bahrain’s Defence Affairs Minister, Lieutenant-General Abdulla Bin Hassan Al-Nuaimi, on Monday discussed “close partnership” with Israeli Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. “They discussed the importance of...

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September 14, 2020

UAE announces emergency approval for use of COVID-19 vaccine

The United Arab Emirates on Monday granted emergency approval for use of a coronavirus vaccine, six weeks after human trials in the Gulf Arab state started. A phase III...

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September 14, 2020

Pompeo says Trump administration eager for end to Gulf rift

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed on Monday for a solution to the three-year rift between the Gulf state of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,...

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