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November 5, 2020

Beirut: Syria refugee sets himself on fire in front of UN office

A Syrian refugee in Lebanon set himself ablaze outside the Beirut headquarters of the UN’s refugee agency on Thursday, a spokesman for the organization told AFP. “In a tragic...

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November 5, 2020

Normalisation prompts Israel to build new alliances

The normalisation agreements between Arab countries and Israel have led to louder calls for the US and Israel to establish new political and military alliances in the Middle East,...

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November 5, 2020

IOM rescues 575 migrants off Libya coast

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) yesterday said it had rescued 575 immigrants off the Libyan coast in separate operations over the past few days. “The Libyan coast guard...

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November 5, 2020

Iraqi protesters close official building

Dozens of Iraqi protesters yesterday joined a sit-in in front of the municipal building of the country’s southern province of Dhi Qar, calling for the dismissal of Governor, Nazem...

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November 5, 2020

5 children injured in Houthi shelling in Yemen

Five Yemeni children were injured yesterday in shelling carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi group on a residential neighbourhood in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz. A military source told...

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November 5, 2020

Syria receives largest coronavirus medical aid from Pakistan

Pakistan sent a plane-load of medical aid to the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, making it the largest shipment the country has received since the outbreak of the coronavirus...

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November 5, 2020

Islam Channel: UK MP’s linking us to terror attacks ‘unwarranted’

The Islam Channel has hit back at a UK member of parliament who linked the channel to terror attacks in Vienna and Paris, saying her comments were “wholly unwarranted”. The Rt....

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November 5, 2020

Israeli settlement expansion sees the UN shy away from its duty, as usual

UN intransigence over Israel contrasts with Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s observations regarding Israel’s ongoing settlement expansion, not least because the latter boosts his arguments by providing some colonial context...

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November 5, 2020

Saudi bans names deemed ‘anti-Sharia’

Saudi authorities have announced bans on names considered to violate Islamic Sharia law. The restrictions come amid Interior Ministry’s Civil Affairs Agency introducing new rules for registering names in...

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November 5, 2020

Israel to recognise 18-year south Lebanon occupation as an official campaign

Israel’s armed forces will recognise its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon as an official military campaign, the Times of Israel reported. The occupation, which will be known as “The Security Zone...

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