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August 16, 2020

Number of migrants landing in Italy more than doubles in past year

The number of migrants landing on Italy’s shores has more than doubled in the last year as an economic crisis in Tunisia fuels migration in boats across the Mediterranean,...

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August 16, 2020

Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue the country rather than the ruling “political class” after the vast explosion...

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August 16, 2020

Saudi and UAE plan distance learning for schools as virus precaution

Students at Saudi Arabia’s public schools will be educated via distance learning as a precaution against coronavirus for the first seven weeks of the new term, which begins on...

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August 16, 2020

Turkey: Coronavirus cases at highest level since June

Turkey’s coronavirus count rose on Saturday to its highest daily level since June, with total deaths nearing 6,000, according to the government, which rolled out new inspection and enforcement...

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August 16, 2020

Turkey slams Biden’s past call for US to back Erdogan opponents

Turkey on Saturday condemned as “interventionist” comments that US Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had made in December when he advocated a new US approach to the “autocrat” President Tayyip...

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August 16, 2020

Jewish spokesman: Many Emiratis want to visit Israel

Many Emirates are waiting for an opportunity to visit Israel, the leader of the Jewish community in the Gulf state said on Saturday. “The Jews in the UAE will be happy...

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August 16, 2020

UAE-Israel phone lines are now open

Telephone lines between the United Arab Emirates and Israel were open on Sunday in a development the Israeli communications minister hailed as important for normalising ties between the countries,...

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August 16, 2020

Just one vote – US humiliated by rejection of Iran arms embargo at UN

Iran’s president said on Saturday the United States suffered a humiliating defeat with the UN Security Council’s refusal to extend an arms embargo on Tehran, while US Secretary of...

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August 16, 2020

With deal, UAE abandons Palestinian struggle, says expert

The United Arab Emirates shocked those who support Palestine’s legitimate struggle by sponsoring Israel’s expansionist strategies with its new deal with Tel Aviv, according to a British-based expert. “What...

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August 16, 2020

Kuwait ‘position towards Israel unchanged’

Kuwait’s position towards Israel is unchanged after its accord with the United Arab Emirates and it will be the last country to normalise relations, newspaper al-Qabas reported on Sunday...

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