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November 6, 2020

Daesh executes UN engineer in Iraq

Daesh has executed a United Nations Development Organisation (UNDP) engineer who was recently kidnapped in Iraq’s western city of Al-Rutba, some 450 kilometres west of the capital Baghdad. Alsumaria...

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November 6, 2020

Two Jordanian-Americans shot dead in Nevada

A Jordanian-American mother and son, and their local housekeeper, were shot dead by their neighbour in Nevada on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry in Amman has revealed. Diana Hawatmeh, 39,...

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November 6, 2020

Iraq: New virus killing fish supplies

Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture yesterday warned of the emergence of Koi herpesvirus (KHV) in fish across a number of governorates. “Over the current week, the monitoring and investigation teams...

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November 6, 2020

Egypt denies reports it plans to privatise EgyptAir

Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has denied reports that the government plans to privatise EgyptAir, the state-owned flag carrier. The ministry, along with the media centre of the Egyptian cabinet, said...

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November 6, 2020

Armenians attack American-Turkish diner, Turkey’s Ambassador says

An Armenian group attacked an American Turkish diner in Beverly Hills, California, destroying the business’ walls and breaking tables and chairs, Turkey’s envoy to the US said in a...

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November 6, 2020

Turkey and Qatar to discuss boosting ties

The sixth meeting of the Turkey-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee will be held on Thursday in the Turkish resort city of Antalya, officials in Doha have confirmed. The delegations will...

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November 6, 2020

US says it seeks to eliminate PKK presence in Syria

The US is reportedly seeking to reduce and eliminate the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria, according to Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey....

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November 6, 2020

Beirut port customs chief arrested in Saudi drug-smuggling case

Beirut port’s customs chief has been arrested in a drug-smuggling case involving a Saudi Arabian prince, Al-Jazeera has reported. Badri Daher was arrested on suspicion that he accepted bribes,...

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November 6, 2020

Amnesty calls on Egypt to investigate racial slurs against Sudan protesters

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian government to investigate alleged beatings and racial slurs directed at Sudanese protesters. Last week Sudanese migrants protested against the killing of 12-year-old...

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November 6, 2020

EU must take stronger action, not just condemn Israel’s policies, officials say

European and Palestinian officials warned on Tuesday that linking normalisation with the occupation state of Israel with peace between Israelis and Palestinians is naive. A webinar organised by the European-Palestinian...

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