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July 2, 2020

Lebanon blocks Iran cargo ships from docking over US sanctions fears

Iranian cargo ships in Lebanese waters have been prevented from docking and unloading over fears the move may lead to the extension of US sanctions onto the Mediterranean state,...

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July 2, 2020

West Bank in lockdown after coronavirus spike

A five-day lockdown throughout the occupied West Bank is to return tomorrow following an increase in coronavirus infections there, reported Wafa news agency. Government spokesman, Ibrahim Milhem, announced yesterday in a...

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July 2, 2020

Turkey court to issue Hagia Sophia verdict to be delivered within 15 days

Turkey’s top administrative court today announced that it will deliver the verdict on whether Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia should remain a museum or be turned into a mosque within 15...

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July 2, 2020

‘Hezbollah attempted to recruit Arab Israelis as spies’

Israel’s domestic security service, Shin Bet, revealed yesterday that it has arrested two Israeli citizens in Majd Al-Krum accused of spying for the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. The suspects,...

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July 2, 2020

Italy: Police seize ‘largest ever’ shipment of amphetamines

Italian police have seized the largest ever shipment of amphetamines, believed to have been smuggled by the terror group Daesh based in Syria. The seizure of around 84 million...

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July 2, 2020

Footballer Mohamed Salah donates ambulance centre to home town

Footballer Mohamed Salah has donated an ambulance centre to his home town of Nagrig, in northern Egypt, Arab News has reported. The centre is said to have cost just...

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July 2, 2020

Rights activist’s renewal session postponed as Italy’s Eni makes new oil discovery in Egypt

Patrick Zaki’s detention renewal session has been postponed until 12 July, according to the Freedom Twitter account which advocates the rights of Egyptian political prisoners. His family has not...

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July 2, 2020

Egypt arrests another TikTok influencer as crackdown on social media continues

Egyptian authorities have arrested another TikTok influencer after a lawyer accused her of prostitution. Ashraf Farhat said Manar Samy was sharing immoral videos with the aim of attracting attention...

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July 2, 2020

Saudi Arabia: ‘Egypt, Sudan water security is integral part of Arab security’

Saudi Arabia stressed on Tuesday that the water security of Egypt and Sudan are an integral part of Arab security, rejecting “any measure that affects the rights of all...

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July 2, 2020

UN: Only 40% of Yemen aid pledged has been received

The United Nations announced yesterday that it had received only 40 per cent of all recent international aid pledged for Yemen in the Riyadh conference. A report issued by...

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