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May 5, 2020

Expert: Israel attacks on Syria aim to eliminate Iran presence

An Israeli military expert said the latest series of attacks carried out by Israel in Syria in April are part of a policy aimed at “uprooting Iranian crops from...

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May 5, 2020

Iraq’s Salvation and Development Front will not participate in Kadhimi’s government

The Iraqi Salvation and Development Front led by former Parliament Speaker Osama Nujaifi announced yesterday that it will not participate in the government of Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. The...

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May 5, 2020

Anger after France citizen ‘deliberately’ runs over sheep in Morocco

Moroccan activists have launched a solidarity campaign on social media after a French national “deliberately” ran over a young shepherd’s flock of sheep, killing a number of them. The...

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May 5, 2020

Abbas calls for peace conference to uphold international law and resolutions

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to hold an international peace conference with the purpose of upholding international law and resolutions to...

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May 5, 2020

Major Saudi petrochemical company records $253.3m losses in three months

A major Saudi Arabian petrochemical company has recorded losses of $253.3 million in the first three months of 2020, agencies reported on Monday. The figures for Saudi Basic Industries...

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May 5, 2020

Saudi Arabia: 542 marriages registered online during Covid-19 crisis

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that 542 marriages have been arranged via online registration since the start of the Covid-19 crisis and the temporary closure of...

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May 5, 2020

Libya: GNA forces extend control south of Tripoli

Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Sunday that they have extended their control south of Tripoli, including several military sites held by the militias...

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May 5, 2020

Iran: US steps to extend arms embargo ‘illegitimate’

Iran will have an “appropriate and decisive response” to the potential extension of the UN-arms embargo imposed on it, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Abbas Mousavi, said...

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May 5, 2020

Israel: High Court hears petitions against Netanyahu for second day

Israel’s High Court of Justice convened for a second consecutive day on Monday to hear separate petitions against Likud Party leader and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed has...

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May 5, 2020

Coronavirus to raise poverty rate in Iraq to over 20%, warns minister

Iraq’s poverty rate is expected to rise to more than 20 per cent as a result of the halt in trading following the outbreak of the coronavirus, the country’s...

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