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June 21, 2019

Tunisians stand against ‘Deal of the Century’

Tunisians believe the US-backed compromise plan between Israel and Palestine will fail due to wide-spread popular rejection in Arab and Muslim countries, despite the “weak” stance of their governments,...

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June 21, 2019

Russia urges restraint to US, Iran over Gulf tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed tensions between the US and Iran with the country’s Security Council on Friday, urging restraint to both sides, Anadolu Agency reports. Participants in the meeting voiced concern...

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June 21, 2019

Gazans flock to fence for 63rd week of protests

Palestinians on Friday converged near the fence that separates Gaza strip from Israel, to demonstrate against Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories, Anadolu Agency reports. Gaza’s National Authority for Return and...

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June 21, 2019

Trump says he aborted retaliatory strike to spare Iranian lives

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he aborted a military strike on Iran because he it could have killed 150 people, a disproportionate response to Tehran’s downing of...

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June 21, 2019

US oil soars 10% in week on fears of US-Iran conflict

Oil futures rallied on Friday with US crude up 10% in the week and global benchmark Brent gaining 5% on fears of a US military attack on Iran that...

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June 21, 2019

Khashoggi’s ghost haunts the Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman tried to pre-empt the release of the final report of the international inquiry into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by giving...

Article
June 21, 2019

Photo Essay: Life as a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon

In 1948, some 750,000 Palestinians were forced out of their homeland in what is known as the Nakba (the catastrophe). As a result, thousands of Palestinian families left their...

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June 21, 2019

Israel: Likud voters tip Netanyahu arch rival as replacement party head

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party have tipped his arch rival Gideon Sa’ar as their preferred replacement as party head, should the prime minister fail to...

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June 21, 2019

Trump makes sudden U-turn and calls off military strike on Iran

US planes were on course to strike Iran yesterday after President Donald Trump approved a military response to the downing of a $220 million American drone by Iran, but...

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June 21, 2019

Turkey sends second drilling ship to eastern Mediterranean

Turkey has sent a second deep-water drilling vessel, Yavuz, to drill for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez said...

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