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June 19, 2020

UN: 1% of global population displaced by violence

War, violence and persecution drove worldwide forced displacement to another new high in 2019, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in a new report. The “Annual Global Trends Report” released yesterday,...

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June 19, 2020

Turkey to set up more bases in northern Iraq

Turkey is planning to establish more temporary military bases in northern Iraq, according to a senior official who told Reuters it will ensure border security. The report yesterday comes amid an...

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June 19, 2020

Portrait of Ottoman Sultan to be auctioned in London

A portrait of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, thought to be drawn by an Italian painter in 1480, will be put up for auction by Christie’s in London on 25...

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June 19, 2020

Legal blow for pro-Israel lobby as BDS continues its long advance

The boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) had a landmark legal victory against Israel last week. The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously against the convictions of Palestinian-rights...

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June 19, 2020

Report: Cash-strapped Lebanon hospitals may run of oxygen, anaesthetic next week

Lebanon’s hospitals are facing a cash crisis that could leave doctors without key medical supplies as early as next week, as a result of the country’s economic woes and the global...

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June 19, 2020

Saudi Shura Council refuses to appoint female judges

For the second time in two years, the Saudi Shura Council has rejected a proposal to appoint women as judges in the Personal Status Court. Member of the council,...

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June 19, 2020

9 die as heatwave hits Mauritania

Nine people have died as temperatures in Mauritania reached over 40 degrees Celsius yesterday, local health authorities reported. Nine residents of the town of Al-Maddah, in the north of...

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June 19, 2020

Greece slams ‘unnamed’ NATO member’s threat to use force against French navy

The Greek Minister of National Defence, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, has rejected the threat to use force by an Allied ship against another Allied member, which took place in the Mediterranean...

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June 19, 2020

After Libya, will Turkey defeat the UAE in Yemen?

Turkey achieved a strategic success in breaking the year-long siege on the Libyan capital, Tripoli. With Turkish support, the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) pushed back the forces...

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June 19, 2020

Italy calls on Egypt to provide ‘prompt answers’ regarding student’s murder

The Italian government said yesterday that it was not giving up on finding those responsible for the murder of Giulio Regeni, the Italian PhD student whose body was found...

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