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May 18, 2020

Libya government captures strategic airbase from Haftar

Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) has captured a strategic airbase from the rival forces of Brigadier General Khalifa Haftar today, in its latest strides to repel the...

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May 18, 2020

UK: British-Lebanese teen shot dead in drive-by shooting

A 19-year-old Lebanese-British woman was shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Blackburn, Lancashire, yesterday. Named locally as Aya Hachem, the young Muslim was reportedly shopping at Lidl, just 100...

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May 18, 2020

UK-flagged tanker repulses pirate attack off Yemen coast

A British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden came under attack yesterday by pirates but were repulsed, says the ship’s manager Stolt Tankers. The Stolt Apal was approached...

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May 18, 2020

Israeli protesters clash over new Netanyahu-Gantz coalition government

READ: Israel’s Supreme Court discusses Netanyahu’s fate as prime minister...

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May 18, 2020

Algeria dismisses suggestion for nationwide curfew during Eid

Algeria’s Supreme Security Council announced on Saturday that it would continue an “existing nationwide partial curfew”, which has been imposed by the government to curb the novel coronavirus, during...

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May 18, 2020

Saudi debts increased 1500% during Salman’s rule

Saudi’s national debt has increased 1,500% since King Salman came to power in 2015 according to data released by the World Bank. At the end of 2019, the kingdom’s...

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May 18, 2020

Pregnant Algeria doctor who was denied maternity leaves dies of coronavirus

A pregnant Algerian doctor who was denied maternity leave has died of the coronavirus, prompting the dismissal of the Ras El Oued hospital director, AFP reports. Wafa Boudissa, the 28-year-old victim,...

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May 18, 2020

‘Palestinians continue to live the Nakba 72 years on’

Hundreds of people went online on Saturday to commemorate the Nakba as the coronavirus lockdown continued in the UK. The event, held by the Palestinian Forum in Britain, reminded...

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May 18, 2020

Iraq PM orders disclosure of fate of thousands of forcibly disappeared

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi yesterday ordered the Ministry of Interior to expedite the disclosure of the fate and whereabouts of thousands of men and boys who were forcibly...

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May 18, 2020

Libya pro-government army destroys Haftar air defence system

The army of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) yesterday announced that it had destroyed a Russian made air defence system deployed by forces linked to Brigadier General...

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