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August 17, 2020

Syria soldier killed as 2 US helicopters attack army checkpoint, state media

Two US helicopters today attacked a Syrian army checkpoint in northeastern Syria near the Kurdish-held city of Qamishli, killing one soldier and injuring two others, Reuters reported state media saying. The...

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August 17, 2020

Rights group: Yemen detainees being tortured in Saudi

Hundreds of Yemenis detained in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan prison have been subjected to systematic torture and ill-treatment by soldiers and officers, the SAM Organisation for Rights and Liberties has...

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August 17, 2020

UAE, Israel sign first trade agreement since peace deal

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel on Saturday signed the first commercial cooperation agreement since Abu-Dhabi and Tel Aviv announced a peace deal on Thursday. The UAE’s Apex...

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August 17, 2020

After Beirut’s blast Brazil hints at withdrawing its peacekeeping mission from Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was created by the Security Council in March 1978 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and restore international peace and security....

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August 17, 2020

Opposition shoot down 2 Russia drones in northern Syria

Syrian opposition groups yesterday shot down two reconnaissance planes belonging to the Russian Air Force in Idlib and Latakia countryside in northern Syria. Syrian military sources said opposition groups...

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August 17, 2020

Gaza’s sole electricity plant to shut down

Fuel shortages in the besieged Gaza Strip are forcing the enclave’s only electricity plant to shut down tomorrow morning, the Palestinian Power Authority announced yesterday. In a statement, the...

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August 17, 2020

As South Africa fought for freedom we must do the same for Gaza, says Palestine activist

Action, rather than words, is desperately being called for by Palestine Action’s Stewart Walker*. It is time to seek other means by which to convey to the UK, Israel...
August 17, 2020

Sheikh Raed Salah starts prison term in Israel jails

After two years under house arrest, Palestinian resistance icon Raed Salah yesterday began a 17-month jail term on incitement charges, Anadolu reported. The sentence was scheduled to start in March, but...

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August 17, 2020

Ex-UAE police chief: Israel made ‘a strategic mistake’ killing Hamas official in Dubai

Former Chief of Dubai Police, General Dahi Khalfan, justified Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh in the UAE 20 years ago, Arab48 reported yesterday. In an interview with Israeli...

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August 17, 2020

PA: Our envoy will never return to the UAE

Secretary of Fatah Central Committee, Jibril Al-Rajoub, said yesterday that the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ambassador had left the UAE and will not return, Anadolu reported. His remarks came during an interview...

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