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November 27, 2020

Mafias exploit Lebanese to smuggle them into Europe

Mafias are exploiting the Lebanese people to smuggle them into Europe, Lebanon’s consul in Turkey, Mazen Kabbara, warned yesterday. “The Lebanese are at risk of mafias that exploit them...

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November 27, 2020

Iraq: Liquor store explodes in Baghdad

A store selling alcoholic beverages in the centre of the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad was attacked yesterday. “A home-made audio device that was placed near a store selling...

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November 27, 2020

Jordan asserts custodianship of Al-Aqsa fearing Saudi takeover

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has affirmed its custodianship of Al-Aqsa Mosque following concerns that the fate of Jerusalem’s Islamic sacred sites could be up for grabs in any...

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November 27, 2020

China protests against US Iran-related sanctions

China yesterday lodged strong protests to the United States after the latter imposed new sanctions related to Iran on four Chinese entities. The Chinese Foreign Minister, Zhao Lijian, urged...

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November 27, 2020

Half of Syrians in Turkey will not return to homeland, says report

Half of Syrian refugees in Turkey are unlikely to return to their homeland, a study by a Turkish university has found. According to the “Syrian Barometer” survey by the Migration and...

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November 27, 2020

Iraq: Pro-Iran militias raid Baghdad massage parlour

An Iran-backed militia group raided a massage parlour in the Iraqi capital Baghdad yesterday, Rudaw reported. Rab’Allah, a group linked to Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), released video footage via Telegram showing a...

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November 27, 2020

Turkey and Qatar sign cooperation and investment deals

Turkey and Qatar signed ten new deals yesterday during a joint meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, furthering cooperation and investment between the two allies. In the closed-door...

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November 27, 2020

West Bank under weekend lockdown as coronavirus cases rises

The occupied West Bank has entered a weekend lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections as cases continue to rise, Wafa news agency reported. The lockdown started this...

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November 27, 2020

226 Saudi officials arrested in anti-corruption clampdown

Saudi authorities announced yesterday the arrest of 226 people involved in 158 cases of corruption including money laundering, bribery and fraud within country’s Ministry of Defence totalling some $325...

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November 27, 2020

Journalist Solafa Magdy spends 1 year in Egypt prison

It has been one year since the arrest and detention of the journalist Solafa Magdy, her husband and their friend. On 26 November 2019, Solafa, photojournalist Hussam Al-Sayyad and writer Mohamed Salah...

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