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June 29, 2020

‘UAE imposed full sovereignty on Socotra,’ says Yemen official

A Yemeni government official said yesterday that the Governorate of Socotra Archipelago has become subject to “full Emirati sovereignty”. In a tweet, adviser to the minister of information Mukhtar Al-Rahbi said the UAE...

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June 29, 2020

Abbas refuses to accept phone call from Pompeo

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has allegedly refused to accept a telephone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss Israel’s annexation plan, Israeli General Radio reported...

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June 29, 2020

Kuwait considers cutting subsidies for citizens to save money

Kuwait’s minister of finance yesterday discussed economic reforms which include the gradual cutting of subsidies for citizens within the framework of measures to rescue public finances which have been...

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June 29, 2020

The definition of anti-Semitism has been weaponised for Israel’s benefit

The Ryerson Centre for Free Expression hosted a virtual forum earlier this month on the definition of anti-Semitism drafted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). With governments and...

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June 29, 2020

Erekat warns of Arab normalisation with Israel in return for abolishing annexation

The Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Saeb Erekat, on Saturday warned Arab countries against taking any steps to normalise relations with Israel...

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June 29, 2020

Turkey to cooperate with Libya company on oil, gas exploration

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez said yesterday that his country will cooperate with the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) on oil and gas exploration. Speaking...

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June 28, 2020

13 doctors die from coronavirus in Iraq

Iraqi authorities said Sunday 13 doctors have succumbed to coronavirus in the country since February, Anadolu reports. A further 775 doctors have contracted the virus, Abdulalameer al-Shimmary, head of...

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June 28, 2020

Turkey: 3 opposition lawmakers test positive for virus

Three opposition lawmakers in Turkey tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, officials said, Anadolu reports. The three are members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), party officials confirmed without...

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June 28, 2020

Turkish official slams EU proposal on Cyprus

The proposals of the EU on the Cyprus issue, “which have never referred to the equal rights of the Turkish Cypriots on the island’s natural resources, are “far from...

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June 28, 2020

British expats head home as pandemic hits UAE economy

Left jobless due to the coronavirus pandemic, many British expatriates in the UAE have been selling their possessions as they try to gather some money before returning to the...

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