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June 16, 2020

Fourth wing of Egypt’s Scorpion Prison to become quarantine centre for infected prisoners

Egypt is transforming the fourth wing of its infamous Scorpion Prison into a quarantine centre for prisoners with suspected coronavirus. According to research carried out by the rights organisation We Record the...

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June 16, 2020

Lebanon: Dozens face arrest after PM calls for tough response to rioters

The Lebanese Army has arrested dozens of protesters for vandalism which took place during the weekend’s demonstrations after Prime Minister Hassan Diab called for a crackdown. The National quoted a statement...

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June 16, 2020

Talks for a lasting ceasefire in Libya ongoing, Turkey FM says

Turkey will continue talks with Russia to reach a lasting ceasefire in Libya, Ankara’s foreign minister said during a joint press conference alongside his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif yesterday....

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June 16, 2020

UN envoy to organise virtual meeting between Yemen’s rival parties

The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths will hold a virtual meeting between the internationally-recognised government and the Houthi group to discuss resuming the peace process, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. The...

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June 16, 2020

Sudan to reinvestigate Darfur war crimes

The Sudanese Attorney General, Taj Al-Ser Al-Hebr, yesterday announced that Khartoum will reopen an investigation into war crimes committed by the former regime in the Darfur region. Al-Hebr told...

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June 16, 2020

Report: Lebanon woman ‘tortures, kills ex-husband’ over re-marriage

A Lebanese woman has admitted to brutally murdering her ex-husband by stabbing him more than a dozen times in the abdomen, a local police investigation has found, Arab21 reported. Ibrahim...

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June 16, 2020

Saudi-led coalition removed from UN child-killer blacklist

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sparked outrage among campaigners over his decision yesterday to remove the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen from a UN blacklist, which had previously named and...

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June 16, 2020

Iraq army slams Turkey for violating its airspace

The Iraqi Joint Operations Command yesterday denounced Turkey’s “violations” of its air space, after 18 Turkish warplanes bombed alleged sites belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Sinjar...

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June 16, 2020

Disputes over energy are not the only crisis in the eastern Mediterranean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent remarks that, “If Greece does not know its place, Turkey knows how to answer”, drew a swift and equally menacing response from Athens....

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June 16, 2020

UN: 50,000 children could die in MENA due to disruption of health services

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation yesterday warned that more than 50,000 children under the age of five could die this year in the...

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