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August 26, 2020

Sudan: Gold diggers destroy 2,000-year-old archaeological sites

Gold diggers in Sudan have destroyed the country’s archaeological sites in search of the precious metal. A 2,000-year-old site 270 kilometres from the capital Khartoum has been dug up...

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August 26, 2020

Salman Abu Sitta introduces us to ‘Arab Palestine before the Zionist colonisation’

Few have documented Israel’s erasure of Palestine better than Dr Salman Abu Sitta. Best known for his ground-breaking project mapping historic Palestine and developing a practical plan for implementing...

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August 26, 2020

US oil exports to China surge in July

US oil exports to China increased “significantly” in July, China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) announced yesterday. “US oil exports to China amounted to 3.67 million tonnes in July,...

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August 26, 2020

Italy to send medical aid to Iraq

Italy will send medical aid to Iraq as the country continues to struggle to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, Iraq’s ambassador to Rome announced yesterday. “Italy –...

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August 26, 2020

Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics

Ahmed Mansour and his colleagues worked eight months without pay in a health centre in a Yemeni displacement camp out of concern for their patients. But this month they...

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August 26, 2020

Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops

Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots were fired from Lebanon towards its troops, Israel’s military said. No Israeli troops...

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August 25, 2020

Turkey rescues 68 asylum seekers in Aegean

Turkey rescued a total of 68 asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back by the Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters in the Aegean, a security source said...

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August 25, 2020

Iran: Deal possible if US returns to nuclear pact

Iran’s president said Tuesday that Tehran could reach an agreement with Washington if the US “apologizes” and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal, according to Iranian state TV. “The US’...

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August 25, 2020

Turkey warns Greece to not escalate tensions at sea, urges dialogue

Turkey warned Greece on Tuesday not escalate tensions in the eastern Mediterranean or it will not hesitate to do “what is necessary”, though said it wanted to solve the...

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August 25, 2020

Gaza in lockdown to contain its first COVID-19 outbreak

Gaza was in lockdown on Tuesday after the first cases of COVID-19 in the general population of the Palestinian enclave, whose restricted borders until now had helped spare it...

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