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November 20, 2019

No torture in Egyptian prisons, insists minister

Egypt doesn’t torture prisoners in detentions, parliamentary affairs minister, Omar Marwan, said yesterday. “If whoever is sent to prison would have already been interrogated, why would we ...

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November 20, 2019

Israel says attacks military targets in Syria in retaliation for rockets

Israel attacked Iranian and Syrian military targets in Syria on Wednesday in what it said was retaliation for rockets fired toward Israel the day before, military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Avichay...

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November 20, 2019

Algerian Chief of Staff: ‘The Army has no political ambitions’

Algerian Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah reiterated on Tuesday that the army leadership has “no political ambitions”, in conjunction with the start of the presidential campaign, scheduled on...

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November 20, 2019

Egypt to build tunnel ‘under Suez Canal’

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday announced that his country was building a new tunnel under the country’s Suez Canal. “We have built four tunnels in Sinai Peninsula and...

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November 20, 2019

HRW slams Egypt’s ‘targeting of dissidents’ families’

Egyptian authorities have been carrying out arrests, house raids, interrogations, and travel bans against relatives of dissidents who live abroad, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday. HRW noted that the...

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November 20, 2019

Algeria to sue France if it fails to recognise crimes

A diplomatic crisis looms on the horizon of relations between Algeria and France in light of Algeria’s adherence to receive France’s official recognition of its colonial crimes against the...

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November 20, 2019

Faroe Islands recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Following the lead of the US and Guatemala, the Danish realm of Faroe Islands will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, with intentions to establish its representation there defying the...

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November 19, 2019

Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

A New York man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Democrat Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, prosecutors said on Monday, reports Anadolu Agency. According to The Hill, a Washington-based...

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November 19, 2019

US aircraft carrier strike group sails through Strait of Hormuz

The US aircraft carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln sailed through the vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, US officials told Reuters, amid simmering tensions between Iran and the United...

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November 19, 2019

Morocco’s king appoints committee chief to fight poverty and inequality

King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Tuesday appointed former Interior Minister and ambassador to France Chakib Benmoussa as head of a committee to tackle social inequality and poverty, the...

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