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February 6, 2020

Libya GNA refutes claims it hired Syria mercenaries

Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) yesterday rejected media reports claiming its army has hired Syrian mercenaries to fight against renegade Major General Khalifa Haftar in Tripoli, Anadolu...

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February 6, 2020

US Congresswoman Tlaib wears Palestinian dress to Trump’s speech

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wore Palestinian traditional dress to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to Congress, published a...

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February 6, 2020

UAE’s Etihad to sell 38 aircraft for $1bn

Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways has decided to sell 38 aircraft for $1 billion in a bid to reduce losses incurred by the national carrier. The company said in...

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February 6, 2020

Unknown persons burn Iraq protesters’ sit-in tents in Baghdad, Nasiriyah

Unidentified persons set fire to the tents of Iraqi protesters sit-in in the capital, Baghdad, and the city of Nasiriyah; in what appear to be coordinated attacks against the...

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February 6, 2020

Rights groups call on Morocco to release activists

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Moroccan Association for Human Rights called today, Wednesday, on the Moroccan authorities to release activists, who ten for criticising the authorities and their...

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February 6, 2020

Tunisia: Nawara field officially enters production phase

Head of caretaker government Youssef Chahed announced, on Wednesday, that the Nawara natural gas field, southern Tataouine Governorate, has entered the production phase. “The field represents the largest project...

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February 6, 2020

State media: Syria air defences intercept Israel missiles

Syrian air defences intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus, state media said early on Thursday without specifying the nature of the targets. Syrian state-run Ikhbariyah TV said the...

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February 6, 2020

Turkey plane: 3 killed, 179 injured as plane skids off runway in Istanbul

On Wednesday, the Pegasus Airlines jet, carrying 183 passengers from Izmir province of Turkey, breaks in three when it skids off the runway at Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in...

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February 6, 2020

Hezbollah leaders died in Yemen, says minister

Senior military leaders affiliated to Hezbollah and Iran have been killed while battling alongside the Houthi-led forces, Yemeni information minister, Muammar Al-Eryani, announced yesterday. Al-Eryani told official Saba News...

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February 6, 2020

Russia’s Khabib refuses Saudi’s $100m to fight Ireland’s Conor McGregor

Russian mixed martial arts fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, has rejected a $100 million offer by Saudi Arabia, in return for fighting Irish Conor McGregor in the kingdom, local media reported...

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