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August 12, 2020

Iraq: Roadside bomb detonates near US-led coalition convoy in Baghdad

A roadside bomb hit a convoy of the US-led coalition near the Taji base north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, yesterday, the Iraqi army reported. The army’s Security Media...

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August 12, 2020

Israel Defence Forces cross ‘technical fence’ on border with Lebanon

Three tanks of the Israel Defence Forces crossed the “technical fence” along the border with Lebanon on Tuesday morning, the National News Agency has reported. The incident happened near...

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August 12, 2020

IOM: nearly 600 Yemeni families displaced by floods in one week

Nearly 600 families have been displaced by heavy rains and flooding in one week across Yemen, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. The IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)...

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August 12, 2020

Greece calls for emergency EU meeting on Turkey’s Eastern Mediterranean activities

Greece yesterday called for an emergency meeting of European Union foreign ministers to discuss Turkey’s decision to dispatch a seismic research vessel in a disputed area in the Eastern...

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August 12, 2020

Iran threatens firm response to extended arms embargo

Iran has threatened to respond appropriately and firmly if the arms embargo that has been imposed on it since 2015 is extended. According to government spokesman Ali Rabiei, any...

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August 12, 2020

Egypt opens Rafah crossing for Palestine travellers

For the first time in five months, Egyptian authorities yesterday opened the Rafah Crossing for Palestinian travellers from and the besieged Gaza Strip. In a brief statement, the Palestinian...

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August 12, 2020

Tunisia and the pitfalls of the democratic experience

When Tunisia started what became a wave of Arab revolutions and uprisings in the winter of 2010, it confirmed the similarities between itself, Egypt and other countries in the...

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August 12, 2020

PLO appeals for UN to protect Palestine refugees, support UNRWA

The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) has appealed to the UN to protect Palestinian refugees and support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported yesterday. The appeal...

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August 12, 2020

Netanyahu: US prevented me from carrying out annexation plans

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday revealed that the United States prevented him from carrying out his plan to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Speaking...

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August 12, 2020

80,000 sign petition to free Egypt’s TikTok women

More than 80,000 people have signed a petition to put pressure on the Egyptian government to free what have become known as the TikTok women. Since April nine social...

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