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August 18, 2020

PKK claims shot down Turkey helicopter along Iraq border

The Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) said it had shot down a Turkish helicopter on the border of Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday in retaliation for the death of one of...

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August 18, 2020

Turkey and Qatar sign military cooperation deal with Libya government

Turkey and Qatar have signed a tripartite deal with the Libyan government for military cooperation, in a new development set to enhance the government’s defence against the forces of...

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August 18, 2020

US’ Kushner: Saudi will benefit from relations with Israel

US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner claims it would be in Saudi Arabia’s economic interest to normalise ties with Israel as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has...

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August 18, 2020

Israel is America’s dagger

Despite the Trump administration’s absolute bias towards Israel, the history of US-Israeli relations is not without minor differences. For example, US President Dwight Eisenhower announced in 1956 his country’s...

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August 18, 2020

Lebanon: Beirut customs chief arrested in blast probe

The Director General of Beirut Customs, Badri Daher, has been arrested as part of an investigation into the massive explosion which rocked the Lebanese capital on 4 August. Daher, who was detained...

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August 18, 2020

Turkey’s military intervention paved way for political settlement, says US-Libya ambassador

The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, praised the Turkish intervention in Libya, which contributed to turning the scales in favour of the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA)....

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August 18, 2020

UN-backed court: Hezbollah leadership not involved in Hariri murder

There is no evidence that the leadership of the Iran-backed Shia Muslim group Hezbollah, or the Syrian government, were involved in the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime...

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August 18, 2020

Lebanon mourns firefighters who perished in Beirut blast

A funeral was held yesterday for the three Lebanese firefighters who lost their lives in the Beirut blast earlier this month, Getty reported. Thirty-seven-year-old Charbel Karam, 27-year-old Najb Hitti...

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August 18, 2020

Turkey lira continues to fall to record low

The Turkish lira yesterday fell to its lowest record against the US dollar as investors expected the central bank to adopt monetary tightening measures. The lira dropped more than...

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August 18, 2020

UAE-Israel agreement not directed at Iran, insists FM

Abu Dhabi’s agreement to normalise ties with Israel was a “sovereign decision” and was not “directed at Iran”, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,...

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