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July 26, 2020

Qatar emir meets US military chief in Doha

Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held talks on Sunday in Doha with General Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Anadolu Agency reported. The talks...

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July 26, 2020

Jordan judiciary demands shut down of teachers’ union

The Jordan judiciary ordered a two-year shut down of the teachers union after hauling members of the union’s council in for alleged “criminal and corruption charges”, Alaraby English reported....

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July 26, 2020

Iran: Health workers ‘exhausted’ by coronavirus pandemic

Iran pleaded with its citizens to observe social distancing guidelines more closely as the pandemic takes its toll on exhausted medical staff, i24 News reports. On Sunday, Iran reported...

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July 26, 2020

Pandemic claims more lives in Kuwait, UAE

Health authorities in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed additional fatalities due to the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the Kuwaiti Health Ministry said...

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July 26, 2020

Libya government denies connection to controversial French philosopher visit

Libya’s United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) denied any connection to a visit by celebrity French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, Alaraby English reported. Levy, who championed the ousting of...

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July 26, 2020

Civilian killed in Syria’s Idlib by regime forces

At least one civilian was killed in a mortar attack by Assad regime forces in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, northwestern Syria, a civil defense group said Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports....

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July 26, 2020

Yemen: Scores of health workers killed by COVID

97 Yemeni healthcare workers have been killed by COVID-19 as the disease rips through the war-torn country, according to a report by the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Local doctors and medical students...

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July 26, 2020

Israeli army arrests ex-Hamas lawmakers in West Bank

Israeli forces detained two former Palestinian legislators in raids in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to local residents, Anadolu Agency reports. Israeli soldiers raided the homes of former MPs,...

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July 26, 2020

US citizen arrested for smuggling looted Syria artefacts

A US citizen was arrested by US police for smuggling a priceless ancient mosaic and grossly underestimating its true value to avoid import duty from Syria, The New Arab...

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July 26, 2020

Lebanon: Israel violated Lebanese air space 29 times in 48 hours

The Lebanese Army said Israel violated Lebanon’s airspace 29 times in the past 48 hours, Alaraby English reported. The flagrant breaches were monitored by the United Nations’ Lebanon Peacekeeping...

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