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August 19, 2020

Egypt’s opposition TV channels are a rare phenomenon

During the past seven years, independent media outlets have been absent in Egypt. Lack of freedom of expression has overtaken everything, including social media networks. Only a few young...

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August 19, 2020

50 Iraq ministers, 480 officials accused of corruption in 2 years

The Iraqi Commission of Integrity (COI) said on Tuesday it had charged 50 ministers and 480 senior ranking officials with corruption as well as recovering and preventing the wasting...

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August 19, 2020

Lebanon: Insurance claims top $425m after Beirut blast

Insurance claims for damages sustained in the Beirut blast have topped $425 million, according to Lebanon’s caretaker Minister for the Economy Raoul Nehme. The sum, Nehme said, had been calculated from...

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August 19, 2020

Oman names new FM, a day after call with Israel

The Sultan of Oman, Haitham Bin Tariq, yesterday named the new foreign minister and finance ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, a day after the Minister of State for Foreign...

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August 19, 2020

Hamas: ‘We are not the reason for instability’

Dismissing Israeli and American claims, Deputy Hamas Leader in Gaza Khalil Al-Hayya said on Tuesday that his movement “is not the reason for stability in the region”. “Israeli occupation...

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August 19, 2020

Mauritania: Ex-president placed under investigation

The former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz has been placed under investigation on charges of corruption, after a parliamentary committee scrutinised his ten years in office. Ould Abdel Aziz...

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August 19, 2020

It’s time to demilitarise the US-Iraq relationship

It’s been 17 years since the United States led an international coalition to invade Iraq and topple the authoritarian regime of its former ally and later opponent, Saddam Hussein,...

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August 19, 2020

Israel’s Gantz calls for resumption of security coordination with PA

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz called on the security institution to work on renewing security and civil coordination with the Palestinian Authority. This comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan...

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August 19, 2020

Yemen envoy calls on UAE to stop supporting separatists

The Yemeni Ambassador to Jordan, Ali Al-Amrani, yesterday called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stop supporting the division of Yemen and to stop forming separatist militias to...

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August 19, 2020

HRW slams Jordan’s gag order on teachers’ protests

Human Rights Watch yesterday criticised the Jordanian authorities’ decision to limit media coverage of its decision to close the Jordanian Teachers’ Syndicate issued on 25 July and to arrest...

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