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September 3, 2020

Israel announces partial national lockdown after coronavirus surge

Israel will impose a partial national lockdown next week to battle a coronavirus infection surge, the head of its pandemic task force said on Thursday, shouting his exasperation in...

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September 3, 2020

Libya’s interior minister restored to post after talks

Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday restored the interior minister to his post after announcing his suspension last week following protests over living conditions, reported...

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September 3, 2020

Greece, Turkey agree to talks over Eastern Mediterranean

Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, part of efforts to defuse the worsening...

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September 3, 2020

El Al to fly first cargo flight to Dubai by an Israeli carrier

El Al Israel Airlines said on Thursday it would operate the first cargo flight to Dubai by an Israeli carrier on September 16, reported Reuters. The first flight, using...

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September 3, 2020

Amnesty: Iran tortured protesters

Amnesty International yesterday accusing Iran of widespread human rights abuses during a security crackdown on anti-government protests last year, Reuters reported. In a report, the rights group said detained protesters were subjected...

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September 3, 2020

UAE ‘occupation forces’ appoint governor on Yemen’s Socotra Island

UAE “occupation forces” have appointed a new governor on the Yemeni island of Socotra, local sources have claimed. A coalition commander of the so-called “forces of duty”, Abdul Rahman...

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September 3, 2020

Activists claim UK arms sale to Saudi increased after court ruling it unlawful

Arms sales to Saudi Arabia may have continued – and even increased – after they were ruled unlawful, MPs have been told, reported the Mirror. More than 5,000 deliveries...

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September 3, 2020

Turkey slams ‘fake news’ about attack on Greek navy

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has described as “fake news” an article published by the German newspaper Die Welt which claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had ordered the Turkish...

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September 3, 2020

Another Egyptian dies in prison due to medical negligence

An Egyptian political detainee died in the notorious Scorpion prison yesterday as a result of medical negligence, his family and human rights advocates said on Facebook. Ahmed Abdelnabi, 63,...

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September 3, 2020

Turkey issues warning about Russian navy exercise in eastern Mediterranean

Turkey has issued two alerts on Navtex for the eastern Mediterranean where the Russian navy will conduct military drills, the Turkish Naval Forces Hydrography and Oceanography Department has revealed....

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