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September 9, 2020

Interview with Prof. Stephen Bronner on the impact of US elections on the Middle East

In the absence of any crisis, Middle East politics carry a lot of weight in US presidential elections, and there is a deeper divide between Republicans and Democrats over...

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September 9, 2020

Chad envoy visits Israel, pledges to open mission in Jerusalem

A senior Chadian delegation arrived in Israel yesterday and met with senior officials and expressed a willingness to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, local media reported. The delegation...

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September 9, 2020

UAE: Israel war on Gaza will not affect ‘warm peace’ with Tel Aviv

A prominent Emirati official said yesterday that the controversial normalisation deal with Israel will not be affected even if Tel Aviv launches a war on the Gaza Strip. In...

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September 9, 2020

UN: Jordan confirms two COVID-19 cases in a Syrian refugee camp

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) yesterday announced that it had detected two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. The humanitarian organisation...

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September 9, 2020

Israel’s largest lender bank expects UAE bank ties to follow normalisation

Israel’s largest lender Bank Hapoalim expects to start working with banks in the United Arab Emirates once the two Middle East states sign a normalisation agreement, its chief executive...

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September 8, 2020

British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces new charge

British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was summoned by an Iranian Revolutionary Court on Tuesday and informed about a new charge, state television reported. “Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary...

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September 8, 2020

Saudi Arabia orders review into MBS charity following involvement in scandals

The Saudi government has ordered a review to be conducted into Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s key charity following its involvement in a series of alleged scandals, a Saudi...

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September 8, 2020

Trump to host Israel-UAE deal-signing ceremony on September 15

US President Donald Trump will hold a September 15 signing ceremony for a groundbreaking Middle East agreement normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a senior White...

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September 8, 2020

Israel imposes week-long restrictions on coronavirus contagion zones

Israel on Tuesday began a week-long campaign of night curfews and school closures in dozens of towns and neighbourhoods with high coronavirus counts, hoping it will help stem a...

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September 8, 2020

Lebanon’s central bank governor: ‘I don’t want to resign’

Lebanon’s central bank governor, who has been in the post since 1993, said he has no plans to resign despite rumours he would quit amid a deep financial crisis...

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