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November 19, 2020

Another woman has been murdered in Libya, but no one is being held accountable

A well-known lawyer and human rights activist was gunned down in Benghazi, Libya, on 10 November. Hanan Al-Barassi, known as the “Granny of Burqa”, was murdered at around 2pm...

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November 19, 2020

Pompeo: BDS movement to be branded ‘anti-Semitic’

The US will brand the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-Semitic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today. Pompeo termed the movement, a non-violent Palestinian led global initiative...

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November 19, 2020

Rouhani: Iran-US relations will be based on ‘opportunities not threats’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country’s relations with the United States during the presidency of Joe Biden, will take the course of opportunities rather than the climate of...

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November 19, 2020

Iran’s mistake in its Nagorno-Karabakh policy sees Turkey reaping the rewards

It is unusual for Iran to have a sudden change of heart in its foreign policy. Indeed, it can be said to be one of the firmest and most...

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November 19, 2020

Algeria orders retrial of Bouteflika’s brother, ex-intelligence chief

The Algerian Supreme Court’s criminal chamber allowed the appeal in the verdict rendered by the Blida military appeals court against Said Bouteflika, the former president’s younger brother and one of the...

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November 19, 2020

EU provides $59m grant to support Syria refugee training in Turkey

The European Union has provided a support grant of €50 million ($59.1 million) to 55 vocational and technical schools in eight Turkish states with high populations of Syrian refugees, Anadolu reported....

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November 19, 2020

UN envoy: Gaza ‘ill-equipped to face a major spike’ in covid cases

US Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, said yesterday that Gaza’s “crumbling infrastructure, poor living conditions and fragile healthcare system make it ill-equipped to face...

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November 19, 2020

Yemen Houthis refute ‘buffer zone’ talks with Saudi Arabia

Yemen’ Houthi group yesterday denied a report published by Reuters claiming that Saudi Arabia had informed the group that it would sign a UN proposal for a nationwide ceasefire in return...

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November 19, 2020

Egypt celebrates completing first stage of Tanzania dam

Egyptian ministers yesterday celebrated the completion of the first stage of the construction of the first dam on Rufiji River in Tanzania, local media reported. It is the first...

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November 19, 2020

Egypt, Eritrea FMs discuss Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri yesterday met with Eritrean Foreign Minister, Osman Saleh, and discussed the recent conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, local media reported. Saleh, who is on...

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