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July 7, 2020

Young Gaza amputees play soccer again after coronavirus curbs eased

Young Palestinian soccer players, all amputees, and many on crutches were back on the field in Gaza on Tuesday for the first time since coronavirus restrictions were eased in...

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July 7, 2020

As Lebanon crisis spirals, families barter for food on Facebook

One Lebanese woman asked for sugar, milk, and soap in exchange for a child’s dress. Another wanted canned goods in return for gym equipment. A 65-year-old seamstress now exchanges...

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July 7, 2020

Arabs call for international stance against Israeli annexation

Nine Arab countries on Tuesday called for an effective international stance against an Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, reports Anadolu Agency. The foreign ministers...

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July 7, 2020

UN: Syria, Russia, deadly airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes

Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes on schools, hospitals and markets in Idlib province that amount to war crimes, UN investigators said on Tuesday in...

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July 7, 2020

Libya’s NOC says oil blockade to halve oil output in coming years

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Tuesday that a forced shutdown in production since January was expected to result in output dropping to 650,000 barrels per day (bpd)...

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July 7, 2020

Israel pushes back creation of sovereign wealth fund as gas revenue trickles in

Israel has pushed back the creation of a sovereign wealth fund because tax revenue from natural gas has not yet hit the minimum needed to begin investing, and fund...

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July 7, 2020

Egypt charges student with sex crimes in case that stoked debate

Egypt’s public prosecutor has charged a university student with indecent assault of at least three women, including one who was a minor at the time, in a case prompted...

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July 7, 2020

UN: US assassination of Iran’s Qasem Soleimani ‘unlawful’

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Agnès Callamard, found the assassination of Iranian Commander Qasem Soleimani to be “unlawful”, Arab48 reported today. Early this year, a US...

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July 7, 2020

Israeli authorities crack down on Arab fishermen

The Israeli authorities in Yafa (Jaffa) are continuing to crack down on Arab fishermen in order to stop them from working, Arab48.com reported on Tuesday. A number of Arab...

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July 7, 2020

Palestinian rights group concerned about ‘surge’ in Gaza suicide attempts

At least 17 people have taken their own lives in the impoverished Gaza Strip this year and hundreds more have attempted suicide, a Palestinian human rights group has claimed....

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