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August 14, 2020

US, Greece discuss ‘urgent need’ to calm East Med tensions

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with his Greek counterpart the “urgent need” to soothe tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the State Department said Friday, Anadolu Agency reported. Pompeo met...

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August 14, 2020

Libya sovereign fund to ask UN for freedom to invest billions

Libya’s sovereign wealth fund head plans to ask the United Nations to allow it to invest billions of dollars sitting idle in its accounts, after missing out on some...

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August 14, 2020

Trump urges Syria to cooperate on missing US journalist

US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his call on the Syrian regime to work with Washington “to find and return” Austin Tice, a freelance American journalist who was...

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August 14, 2020

Putin proposes world powers summit to avoid UN ‘confrontation’ over Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday proposed a video summit with the United States, Britain, France, China, Germany and Iran in a bid to avoid “confrontation and escalation” at...

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August 14, 2020

World must not play politics with Lebanon’s pain, Iran says

The global community should help Lebanon rather than impose its will on the country, Iran’s foreign minister said in Beirut on Friday, following the catastrophic blast at the city’s...

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August 14, 2020

Pakistan cautiously reacts to UAE-Israel deal

Pakistan on Friday cautiously reacted to the controversial deal between the UAE and Israel to normalize ties, declaring the development with “far-reaching implications.” “We have noted the Joint Statement announcing...

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August 14, 2020

DFLP condemns UAE-Israel agreement

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) condemned the agreement reached by the United Arab Emirates and Israel, under US sponsorship and at the expense of the Palestinian...

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August 14, 2020

Russia stops joint patrols with Turkey in Syria

Russia has suspended its participation in patrols with Turkey along the strategic M4 highway in Syria’s Idlib province. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said yesterday: “Joint Russian-Turkish patrols on...

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August 14, 2020

Heavy metal band flees Iran after 15-year sentence for playing ‘Satanic’ music

Members of an Iranian heavy metal band called Arsames have fled their homeland after they were sentenced to 15 years in prison for playing “Satanic” music. They were arrested...

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August 14, 2020

Iran and Turkey condemn UAE’s peace agreement with Israel

Iran and Turkey have accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of abandoning the Palestinians, following the country’s controversial peace deal with Israel. The Iranian foreign ministry denounced the deal...

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