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June 1, 2020

Soap operas, fatwas and censorship: the Turkey-UAE battle for hearts and minds

In early 2018, the Dubai-based, Saudi-owned, Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) announced via UAE media that it was going to ban Turkish drama series, despite the soap operas’ massive...

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June 1, 2020

Eastern Libyan forces say they retook town, relieving pressure on stronghold

Eastern Libyan forces said on Monday they had taken back the small town of al-Asaba south of Tripoli, relieving pressure on their stronghold at Tarhouna after weeks of territorial...

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June 1, 2020

The ‘I can’t breathe’ protests target police brutality and injustice

The protests in the wake of the killing of black American citizen George Floyd by a white police officer have spread way beyond the city of Minneapolis where it...

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June 1, 2020

Italy to approve major arms sales to Egypt

The Italian government is considering the approval of a new arms deal with Egypt whereby the latter would receive frigates, jets including Eurofighter Typhoons and a military satellite, La...

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June 1, 2020

Revealed: Turkey aid worker detained, tortured by UAE, forced to accuse Erdogan of crimes

A Turkish aid worker has been detained in the United Arab Emirates for over two years while being tortured for information and allegations of connections to the Syrian opposition,...

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June 1, 2020

Saudi Arabia in ‘secret’ talks with Israel over control of Al-Aqsa

Israel and Saudi Arabia have reportedly engaged in secret meetings since last December, regarding including Saudi representatives in the Islamic Waqf Council at the Al-Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem. The...

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June 1, 2020

Oman citizen tests positive for COVID-19 in UAE jail

A detainee at Abu Dhabi’s Al-Wathba prison has tested positive for COVID-19, a source has confirmed. According to a press release issued today by the International Campaign for Freedom...

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June 1, 2020

Lebanon’s economic rescue plan only buys ‘a few more years before we run into the next crisis’

“Whatever financial technical solutions you put in place, the underlying problem is a political dysfunction here… what we have now doesn’t work and is never going to work… [the...
June 1, 2020

Israel facing ‘greatest economic crises in its history’

Israel is “facing one of the greatest economic crises in its history” with 40 per-cent of its population struggling to pay for their basic needs, new study has found....

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June 1, 2020

WFP: $200m required for Yemen program to continue

The World Food Programme (WFP) needs a total of $200 million a month to fund its programs in Yemen, senior spokesperson, Elisabeth Byrs, announced yesterday. “The organisation is concerned...

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