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October 26, 2020

Insulting Muslims is an abuse of free speech, Iran’s Zarif says

Insulting Muslims is an “opportunistic” abuse of free speech, Iran’s foreign minister said on Monday, in an apparent reference to remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron perceived to be...

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October 26, 2020

War monitor: Russia strike kills 56 pro-Turkey fighters in Syria’s Idlib

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said as many as 56 pro-Turkey fighters were killed when Russian warplanes attacked their training camp in northwestern Syria. The organisation reported...

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October 26, 2020

Soccer star becomes first woman to coach a men’s pro team in Egypt

Faiza Heidar grew up playing soccer in the streets with the boys and went on to captain Egypt’s national women’s team. Now she has become the first woman to...

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October 26, 2020

Syria: Missing American’s mother says Pompeo undermines his release

The mother of Austin Tice, a freelance journalist and former US Marine officer who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, on Monday accused US Secretary of State Mike...

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October 26, 2020

US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting state oil sector

The United States on Monday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s oil sector, including the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, in Washington’s latest action to increase pressure on...

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October 26, 2020

Turkey’s Erdogan says it’s time for two-state solution in Cyprus

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was time for a realistic proposal about a two-state solution on the divided island of Cyprus to be discussed and added...

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October 26, 2020

Israel to deliver wheat worth $5m to Sudan

Israel will send $5 million worth of wheat to Sudan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced yesterday, just days after the two countries agreed to normalise relations. “We are...

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October 26, 2020

UNESCO to send mission to Yemen’s Socotra over threats to biodiversity

UNESCO is to send a mission to the Yemeni island of Socotra which is a World Heritage Site amid concerns over increasing threats to the archipelago’s unique biodiversity. According...

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October 26, 2020

Bodies of Moroccans, Egyptian migrants found in fertiliser shipment in Paraguay

Paraguayan officials say workers discovered the remains of seven people — apparently would-be migrants — in a shipment of fertiliser from Serbia, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Saturday. Three of...

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October 26, 2020

Passengers horrified after invasive strip searches before Qatar-Australia flight

Women on a Qatar Airways flight to Sydney, Australia were pulled off the aircraft after a newborn baby was found abandoned in a toilet in Hamad International Airport in...

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