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August 11, 2020

98% increase in Bahrain’s budget deficit within 6 months of 2020

The Kingdom of Bahrain’s state deficit increased by 98 per cent in the first six months of the year, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reports. After Bahrain’s Ministry of Finance and National...

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August 11, 2020

Iran slams GCC for urging UN to extend arms embargo

The Iranian Foreign Ministry slammed the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for sending a letter to the United Nations Security Council urging it to extend the arms embargo imposed on...

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August 11, 2020

UN envoy discusses ceasefire proposal with Yemeni government

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived in Riyadh on Monday to discuss a ceasefire proposal with the Yemeni government in exile led by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi,...

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August 11, 2020

Virtual aid summit raises $300m for Lebanon

A group of more than 36 nations and international institutions have pledged nearly $300 million in humanitarian aid for Lebanon during a virtual aid summit held on Sunday after...

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August 11, 2020

Egypt’s isolation hospitals reopen in preparation for second coronavirus wave

Egypt’s isolation hospitals will reopen this week ahead of a predicted second wave of coronavirus. Mohamed Taleb, manager of Al-Nagila Hospital, Egypt’s first ever quarantine hospital, has said that...

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August 11, 2020

Over 100,000 lost their jobs in tourism sector after Beirut port blast

The blasts in Beirut’s port has “wiped out the tourism sector”, the President of Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafes, Night-Clubs and Pastries in Lebanon, Tony Rami, said. Some...

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August 11, 2020

Mauritania: new government formed after corruption link to former ministers

The ministers who will serve in the new Mauritanian government headed by Mohamed Ould Bilal were announced on Sunday. The announcement was made by the Secretary-General of the Presidency,...

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August 11, 2020

Likud suffers serious decline in popularity

The Likud Party headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suffering a serious decline in popularity, local media reports have claimed. His right-wing rival Naftali Bennett’s Yamina Party,...

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August 11, 2020

US summons Saudi Crown Prince over failed assassination attempt

The US District Court for Columbia has issued a summons order for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over the failed assassination attempt of former intelligence officer Saad Al-Jabri...

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August 11, 2020

Bashir’s trial postponed in Sudan at request of defence lawyer

The trial of former Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and 27 others charged with carrying out a coup d’état against the elected government in 1989 has been postponed after lawyers...

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