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March 10, 2020

International complicity aids US-Israel efforts against the ICC

Aside from lobbying governments to oppose the International Criminal Court’s investigation and possible war crimes charges, Israel is planning a joint response with the US to counter the process....

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March 10, 2020

Report: 110 Palestinian women held in Syria prisons, 34 tortured to death

The Syrian regime has been holding 110 Palestinian women in secret detention throughout its vast prison network, with a large number of them tortured to death, a human rights...

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March 10, 2020

Assessing the threat that Syria’s Kurds pose to Turkey and the US

The Kurds are one of the population groups that are native to Mesopotamia, numbering between 25 and 35 million people. They mostly live in south-east Turkey, north-east Syria, northern...

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March 10, 2020

Saudi-backed Yemen forces hit back at Houthi gains

The Saudi-backed forces fighting on behalf of exiled Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi yesterday carried out a counter-offensive in the northern Al-Jawf province in an attempt to reverse...

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March 10, 2020

Saudi adopts ‘shock and awe’ tactics against rivals in the oil market

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, plans to raise its crude oil production to 12.3 million barrels per day (bpd) next month marking a dramatic escalation in its...

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March 10, 2020

Lebanon confirms first coronavirus death

Lebanon’s Rafic Hariri University (RHU) Hospital has today confirmed its first death from coronavirus, the Daily Star reported. In a statement, the Health Ministry confirmed that the patient was...

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March 10, 2020

Coronamania? Egypt cabby ditches Asian man

READ: Israel closes Egypt borders amid coronavirus fears...

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March 10, 2020

What does the plunge in oil prices mean for the Arab world?

Oil prices have plunged to levels not seen in years. They are the lowest since 2016, but a crash of this size and nature has not been seen in...

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March 10, 2020

Palestine plans to close crossings with Jordan due to coronavirus

Jordan and Palestine are considering closing their common borders as the number of those affected by the coronavirus continues to climb, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced yesterday. They...

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March 10, 2020

Ex-Erdogan aide Babacan creates new rival party in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s former deputy prime minister has created a new party to rival that of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), following months of anticipation...

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