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September 2, 2020

Turkey slams US lifting arms embargo on Greek Cypriots

Turkey criticised the US’ decision to lift a 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus, saying Ankara will take the necessary reciprocal steps unless Washington reconsiders its decision, Anadolu Agency reports. According to the...

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September 2, 2020

US official: No results after $3.2bn spent restoring Somalia’s security

The Acting Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations, Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet, said her country had spent nearly $3.5 billion to restore Somalia’s security over...

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September 2, 2020

Remembering Alan Kurdi

On 2 September, 2015, the body of a young boy was swept onto the shore of Bodrum in Turkey, embodying the refugee crisis flowing from Syria that year. The...

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September 2, 2020

The UAE’s ‘Hope Probe’ offers no hope to the Palestinians

Last month the United Arab Emirates celebrated the historic launch of its first space mission to Mars, the optimistically-named “Hope Probe”, and a mere three weeks later the Gulf...

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September 2, 2020

UN: Israel ‘must immediately’ lift its sanctions on Gaza

Israel “must immediately” lift sanctions imposed on the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of essential items, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Jamie McGoldrick, said in a...

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September 2, 2020

Iraq’s crude oil exports fell 6% in August

Iraq’s crude oil exports have fallen by six per cent or 166,000 barrels per day (bpd) during August compared to the previous month, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said. The...

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September 2, 2020

‘Cancer doesn’t wait,’ insists Lebanon children’s charity offering free treatment

The Children’s Cancer Centre of Lebanon (CCCL) provides free treatment for children from across the Middle East, irrespective of nationality, religion or ethnicity. In the wake of the massive...
September 2, 2020

Palestinian prisoner in Israel jails takes part in literary competition in Tunisia

Ammar Al-Ziben, a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, has participated in an international literary competition held in Tunis, Shehab news agency reported yesterday. Al-Ziben has been held by Israel since 1998...

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September 2, 2020

Several Assad militias killed in Israel bombing of Syria

Israeli warplanes yesterday bombed military bases belonging to Iranian and Assad regime militias in the south of Syria, Israeli and regional news agencies reported. Syrian news agency SANA reported that two...

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September 2, 2020

EU, UNDP sign $82m deal to improve Yemen economy

The European Union and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) yesterday signed an agreement aimed at improving the economic and social wellbeing of Yemenis. The UNDP office in Yemen...

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