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May 19, 2020

Libya: We will provide evidence of UAE’s involvement in killing of our people

Spokesman for the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muhammad Al-Qiblawi, announced yesterday that the internationally backed Government of National Accord (GNA) will provide evidence of the UAE’s involvement in...

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May 19, 2020

Why Israel Fears the Nakba: How memory became Palestine’s greatest weapon

On May 15, thousands of Palestinians in Occupied Palestine and throughout the ‘shatat’, or diaspora, participated in the commemoration of Nakba Day, the one event that unites all Palestinians,...

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May 19, 2020

Iran trade with Turkey drops 70% due to COVID-19

The Iranian Chamber of Commerce said the volume of trade with Turkey has decreased 70 per cent during the first three months of this year, compared to the same...

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May 19, 2020

Syriatel senior managers defect from company owner, Rami Makhlouf

Four senior managers working for Syria’s top mobile operator, Syriatel owned by the president’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, yesterday announced their willingness to resign from the company if the regime...

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May 19, 2020

Iraq: Protesters storm MBC channel headquarters in Baghdad

Iraqi protesters yesterday stormed the headquarters of the Saudi-owned MBC channel in Baghdad to protest against what they deemed to be “insults” against the former commander of the Popular Mobilisation Forces...

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May 19, 2020

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE welcome power-sharing agreement in Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday welcomed the power- sharing agreement signed in Afghanistan between President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah ending months of...

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May 19, 2020

EU donates $60m to help Yemen curb coronavirus spread

The European Union (EU) yesterday said it would distribute €55 million ($60 million) to help Yemen in its fight against the novel coronavirus. “The EU has mobilized more than...

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May 19, 2020

Sudan, Ethiopia discuss border issues

Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday announced that a high-level official delegation was discussing border issues with Ethiopian officials in the latter’s capital city of Addis Ababa. In an official...

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May 19, 2020

Profile: T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt

On 19 May, 1935, Thomas Edward Lawrence passed away following a week of remaining in a coma caused by a motorcycle crash in Dorset, England. The British Arabist, linguist,...

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May 19, 2020

Ethiopia escalates Renaissance Dam crisis with decision not to notify Sudan and Egypt about start of dam’s filling

The Ethiopian acting foreign affairs spokesman announced that the country’s plan to start filling the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the upcoming wet season is part of the scheduled construction,...

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