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June 9, 2020

Report: Gantz to visit Jordan over West Bank annexation plans

Israeli Defence Ministry Benny Gantz is set to visit Jordan amid rising tensions between the two countries over plans to annex areas of the occupied West Bank and the...

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June 9, 2020

Erdogan: Situation in Idlib is stabilising despite renewed attacks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the situation in the north-west Syrian province of Idlib is progressing and improving, despite increased assaults on opposition positions by the...

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June 9, 2020

Is the PA serious about cutting all ties with Israel?

Two weeks have passed since Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that ties with Israel were being cut. It was an impossible thing to suggest, as such a move...

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June 9, 2020

Tax the single: Iran cleric proposes making marriage compulsory

READ: Pro-Sistani factions leave Shia forces, but Iraq’s PM signals they are here to stay...

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June 9, 2020

Iran rejects US call to negotiate ‘better’ nuclear deal

Iran yesterday rejected US President Donald Trump’s call to renegotiate a better nuclear deal, describing the offer as “nothing but political showboating”, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported. “The U.S. government knows...

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June 9, 2020

US conducts reconnaissance operations near Russia’s Hmeimim base in Syria

A US Navy Poseidon P-8A anti-submarine warplane conducted reconnaissance flights near Russia’s Hmeimim Air Base near the Syria’s Mediterranean coast, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported yesterday. Interfax said the American warplane took...

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June 9, 2020

Official: US offered Syria president ‘proposal’ to ease his crisis

The United States special envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, announced on Sunday that Washington offered to get Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad out of his crisis. Jeffrey explained that the...

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June 9, 2020

Yemen protest against UAE-backed separatists in Socotra

Hundreds of Yemenis demonstrated yesterday demanding the expulsion of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Socotra Archipelago. The protest organisers announced their support...

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June 9, 2020

Iraq Shia leader calls to ban large gatherings over COVID-19

Iraq’s Shia political leader, Muqtada Al-Sadr, has called on authorities to prevent all gatherings and demonstrations in the country to confront the coronavirus outbreak. Al-Sadr’s call came after protests in the...

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June 9, 2020

Black lives should matter in the Middle East too, so where is the rage?

In response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, people around the world have taken to the streets in huge numbers in solidarity with protesters in America. The...

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