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January 31, 2020

Lebanon finance minister asks banks to cut interest rates

Lebanon’s finance minister urged the banks on Friday to cut interest rates and also tried to reassure savers that their deposits would not be touched as the country wrestles...

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January 31, 2020

Yemen’s Houthis say recent attacks on Aramco, airports in response to airstrikes

Yemen’s Houthi military spokesman said on Friday the group had launched 26 rocket attacks in the past week against airports in southern Saudi Arabia, facilities belonging to oil giant...

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January 31, 2020

The host of Sisi’s ‘peace award’ has withdrawn. With the right pressure others may follow

On Sunday, Germany’s Semperopernball Opera House in Dresden awarded the Order of St. George to the Egyptian Dictator Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in recognition of his peace-making efforts in North...

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January 31, 2020

Cold and humiliated, Syrians displaced yet again by new Assad campaign

Khaled Sabri and his family huddle in the makeshift shelter in northern Idlib, still shell-shocked after fleeing the sudden bombardment of their rebel-held town earlier this week. They are...

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January 31, 2020

Eastern Mediterranean: A new hotbed of tensions at the European doorstep

The first major discoveries of gas and oil deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean in has greatly accelerated the geopolitical dynamic of the region and beyond. While the area’s subsea riches...

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January 31, 2020

Turkey, Pakistan plan landmark deal for dual nationality

Turkey and Pakistan are considering a plan to make it easier to provide dual nationality for both countries’ citizens, in what would be a significant increase in relations. The...

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January 31, 2020

The apartheid deal of the century

The Trump “deal of the century” is nothing if not predictable. The product of a small group of Orthodox Jewish Americans willingly adopting the long-standing plans of the Israeli...

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January 31, 2020

GoFundMe shuts US-based Palestinian group’s account

The popular charitable online giving platform GoFundMe has closed down the account of Palestinian advocacy organisation Al-Awda without providing any reason. Based in the US, Al-Awda is a non-profit...

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January 31, 2020

Greece plans floating barrier in Aegean Sea to deter refugees

Greece is planning to build a floating barrier in the Aegean Sea to prevent refugees reaching its islands from Turkey. The 1.7 mile, $550,000 project, will be made of...

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January 31, 2020

Morocco-Israel $48m arms deal

Morocco this week received three Israeli reconnaissance drones as part of $48 million arms deal, French website Intelligence Online reported. The three Heron aircrafts arrived on 26 January, reports...

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