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February 19, 2020

Tunisia: Saied to dissolve Parliament if Fakhfakh’s government dismissed

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced yesterday, Monday, that he would call for early elections and dissolve parliament if the deputies rejected the government of Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh after Ennahdha...

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February 19, 2020

Tripoli government suspends Libya talks after Haftar attacks Tripoli port

Libya’s internationally recognised government on Tuesday suspended talks hosted by the United Nations to halt warfare over the capital after eastern forces shelled Tripoli’s port, killing three people and...

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February 19, 2020

EU adds 8 Syrians and regime entities to its sanctions list

The European Union (EU) has decided, on Monday 17 February, to add eight prominent Syrian businessmen and two entities linked to them to the list of European sanctions imposed...

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February 19, 2020

Arab MK tears up ‘deal of the century’ in Knesset and steps on it

Ahmad Tibi, deputy in the Israeli Knesset on the joint Arab list, tore down a draft of US “Deal of the Century” and stepped on it. He said that...

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February 18, 2020

Bulgaria seeks gambling tycoon’s extradition from UAE

Bulgaria has asked the United Arab Emirates to extradite gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov, charged in absentia with extortion, influence peddling and money laundering among other offences, the justice ministry...

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February 18, 2020

Turkish lira weakest since last May, as tensions rise in Syria

Reuters reports that Turkey’s lira weakened against the dollar on Tuesday to its lowest point in regular trading since last May, as a central bank policy decision loomed and...

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February 18, 2020

Iran oil projects reined in because of lack of funds

Iran has had to reduce oil production projects because of a lack of funds and a drop in income from oil exports, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Tuesday, according to the official IRNA news agency. “All attacks are against us and the income...

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February 18, 2020

Palestinian children are being targeted by a shadowy campaign group

A shadowy campaign group with a hidden agenda appears to be exploiting Palestinian children from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. Just when we thought that elements of...

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February 18, 2020

Libya: Haftar’s forces strike Tripoli port in new escalation

Eastern Libyan forces attacked the sea port of Libya’s capital on Tuesday as they targeted a Turkish vessel bringing in arms, an eastern official said according to a report...

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February 18, 2020

Khamenei: Voting in Iran’s election ‘a religious duty’

Voting in a parliamentary election this week is “a religious duty” for Iranians, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday, days before the vote seen as a referendum...

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