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November 20, 2020

Lebanon: German company to dispose of Beirut port hazardous material

The Lebanese army announced yesterday that an agreement had been signed with Germany’s Combi Lift company to handle and dispose of 52 containers containing dangerous materials from Beirut port....

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November 20, 2020

Egypt Minister: 11 companies won bid to explore for gold

Eleven international and local companies have won exploration bids for gold in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, the country’s Minister of Petroleum, Mining and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla said yesterday. El-Molla,...

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November 20, 2020

Amnesty International urges G-20 pressure on Saudi Arabia to release activists

Amnesty International called on Thursday for the G20 leaders to put pressure on the Saudi Arabian authorities to release “brave activists” who are imprisoned in the Kingdom. “Instead of...

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November 20, 2020

Israel to evict 400 Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah

Israeli occupation authorities have issued a decision to forcibly evict 400 Palestinians, including women and children, from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem. Jerusalem affairs...

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November 20, 2020

Sudan: former foreign minister faces death penalty

A former foreign minister of Sudan and other officials are facing charges that, if proven, could see them facing the death penalty or life imprisonment for attempting to use...

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November 20, 2020

Palestinian Authority mulls cutting stipends to prisoners in Israeli jails

The Palestinian Authority is considering stopping paying stipends to Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli jails as well as to the families of Palestinians who are killed by Israel, the New...

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November 20, 2020

Priorities are changing in the Middle East, with fewer temptations to normalise with Israel

On 13 August, Joe Biden said that he welcomed the normalisation agreement between Israel and the UAE, believing it to be a historic step that helps ease tension and...

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November 20, 2020

There’s no childhood in occupied Palestine

Decades of occupation, unrest and blockade have taken a heavy toll on the children of Palestine and in particular the children of the Gaza Strip, where regular outbreaks of...

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November 20, 2020

Jordan to open consulate in Western Sahara amid dispute

Jordan will open a consulate in Western Sahara, Morocco said on Thursday, in an apparent show of support for Rabat after the disputed territory’s Polisario independence movement said it...

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November 20, 2020

Egypt arrests executive director of prominent rights group in latest crackdown

A prominent Egyptian rights group said security agents arrested its executive director on Thursday, days after two other senior members were detained under charges including joining a terrorist group,...

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