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May 29, 2020

French Navy prevents tanker from loading oil in Libya

A French navy frigate has stopped a Libya-bound tanker from loading refined oil products from reaching the eastern port of Tobruk near the Egyptian border, leaving it afloat offshore...

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May 29, 2020

US Congress bill slams China’s Uyghur crackdown

The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation calling for sanctions against officials in China responsible for human rights abuses in the country’s western region of Xinjiang....

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May 29, 2020

Normalising Israeli violence during the pandemic

In April, the Israeli Civil Administration stated that it would halt the demolition and destruction of Palestinian dwellings during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision, communicated as a victory by...

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May 29, 2020

Egypt, Israel agree to hold regional gas forum

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth Tarek El-Mollah called his newly appointed Israeli counterpart, Yuval Steinitz, and congratulated him on his appointment in the new cabinet, Israeli radio...

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May 29, 2020

Ex-Trump aide investigated for ties to Egypt government

At the same time Robert Mueller investigated Russia’s covert operation to sabotage the US election, the FBI and the special counsel’s officer examined whether a former Trump aide was...

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May 29, 2020

Is the US enriching Iran’s nuclear program?

The United States said on Wednesday it will terminate sanctions waivers that had allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to carry out work originally designed to make it harder...

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May 29, 2020

Friday prayers held in Turkey for the first time since virus outbreak

Turkey is to ease its coronavirus restrictions from Monday, as it continues in its fight against the pandemic, President Recep Tayyib Erdogan announced yesterday. As of 1 June, civil...

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May 29, 2020

Ten years after Israel’s hijacking of the Mavi Marmara, we cannot forget those who it killed

It is ten years since a live broadcast from the Mediterranean on Aljazeera TV came to an abrupt end. On 31 May 2010 I was watching human rights activists...

Article
May 29, 2020

Russia, Saudi Arabia agree to strengthen tie to stabilise oil prices

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman agreed on Wednesday to strengthen coordination to cut oil production and stabilise the global oil market. The Kremlin...

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May 29, 2020

Education in Lebanon threatened by coronavirus, economic crisis, says Save the Children

The coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis in Lebanon risks depriving many students of the right to education, a Save the Children report released today says. A survey of 137 Lebanese,...

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