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July 20, 2020

Terror attack kills 5 civilians in Syria

At least five civilians were killed and 85 injured in a bomb attack in northwestern Syria yesterday, Anadolu Agency reported. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Local sources said...

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July 20, 2020

UAE launches Arab world’s first mission to Mars

The UAE has today successfully launched its mission to Mars, the first of three similar missions to take place this month. The Hope probe was originally due to launch...

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July 20, 2020

Egypt man sets fire to home killing wife, 4 daughters and mother

A man has set fire to his family home in Assiut, Upper Egypt, apparently after a dispute over expenses. His four daughters, aged 17, 10, six and three, his...

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July 20, 2020

Libya: GNA prepares military reinforcements for attack on Sirte, Jufra

The internationally recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has begun moving its forces and military reinforcements towards the cities of Sirte and Jufra in an effort to recapture...

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July 20, 2020

Yemen Houthis to lift parliamentary immunity of 12 pro-government officials

Yemen’s Houthis have begun procedures to lift the parliamentary immunity from 12 members of the Yemeni Parliament loyal to the internationally recognised government, paving the way for their trial...

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July 20, 2020

Sudan reports sudden drop in Nile waters flowing into its tributaries

Sudan has reported a drop in water levels in the Nile in what experts say could be the result of Ethiopia filling the reservoir of its Renaissance Dam. Engineer...

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July 20, 2020

Trump: US backs expansion of Turkey efforts in Libya

US President Donald Trump has told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Washington backs the expansion of Turkey’s efforts in Libya, the New Khaleej reported yesterday. Citing the intelligence news website, Tactical...

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July 20, 2020

Turkey takes over anti-piracy mission in Gulf of Aden

Turkey will lead the Joint Task Force CTF-151 to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean, Anadolu reported. The Turkish Defence...

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July 20, 2020

Hijacked oil tanker taken to Iran, claims UN

The oil tanker MT Gulf Sky, which was said to have been hijacked earlier this month off the UAE coast as it was allegedly trying to smuggle Iranian oil,...

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July 20, 2020

Abbasid-China contacts revolved around the Silk Road; so does Beijing’s anti-Uyghur clampdown

In the year 751 CE, the largely Arab-Persian army of the Abbasid Caliphate met the Chinese imperial forces of the Tang Dynasty on the banks of the River Talas...

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