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June 17, 2020

Saudi coalition targets Houthi arms depot in Yemen

The US-backed, Saud-led coalition yesterday carried out air raids over several Yemeni provinces in areas under the control of pro-Houthi forces, including the capital Sanaa, AlKhaleej Online has reported....

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June 17, 2020

Research centre: ‘Bleak’ prospect for global arms control

While the total number of nuclear warheads possessed by the world’s nine nuclear-armed states has decreased this year, these countries continue to modernise their nuclear arsenal and the “outlook...

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June 17, 2020

US Democrats warn Netanyahu about Israel’s annexation plan

Democrats in the US House of Representatives have drafted a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of the consequences of any further illegal takeover of Palestinian territory....

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June 17, 2020

Iran will provide Syria economic support as US sanctions begin

As America’s Caesar Act, which imposes economic sanctions on Syria, comes into effect today, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Tehran is working with its friends to enhance Damascus’...

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June 17, 2020

Britain’s Labour Party accused of purging members critical of Israel

The Labour Party in Britain has been accused of purging its pro-Palestinian supporters following the suspension of a number its members over alleged anti-Semitism. University of Bristol academic David...

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June 17, 2020

Hezbollah denounces US sanctions on Syria

READ: The failure of the Syrian economy goes beyond the imminent Caesar Act...

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June 17, 2020

US may withhold aid from Jordan to pressure it to extradite freed Palestinian prisoner

The US is considering applying pressure to force its ally Jordan to extradite freed Palestinian prisoner Ahlam Al-Tamimi. Thirty-nine-year-old Al-Tamimi was released from an Israeli jail as part of the 2011...

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June 17, 2020

Female Iraq MP escapes hospital after contracting COVID-19

An Iraqi parliamentarian who has contracted COVID-19 was forcibly removed from hospitable by her security team, breaking quarantine conditions, a medical source revealed yesterday. Female PM Mahasin Hamdoun tested...

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June 17, 2020

Will European protests prevent the Hagia Sophia Museum becoming a mosque?

A key goal of Turkish Islamists, led by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), is the conversion of the Hagia Sophia Museum back into a mosque. It...

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June 17, 2020

Iraq cuts July oil output as part of OPEC+ deal

Iraq’s Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) has significantly reduced oil output from the Basra crude supplies destined for Asia in July, in implementation of the OPEC+ agreement to reduce production, Reuters quoted...

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