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December 18, 2019

Lebanon’s President calls for international investigation into Israel’s infiltration of waters

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has issued a warning after a ship operating for Israel violated Lebanese territorial waters, calling for an international investigation into that act. During his meeting...

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December 18, 2019

France’s prosecutor demands Al-Assad’s uncle imprisonment

Representatives of the French prosecution demanded a four-year prison sentence and a fine of 10 million Euros ($11 million) against the uncle of the Syrian regime’s president, Bashar Al-Assad,...

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December 18, 2019

Algerian woman to divorce her husband for his vote in presidential elections

An Algerian activist in the demonstrations of what is called Al Hirak–or movement–Sofia Bellman has broadcasted a video clip in which she demanded that her husband divorces her after...

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December 17, 2019

Lebanon calls on UN to probe Greek vessel violation

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Tuesday called upon the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to investigate reasons for the violation of Lebanon’s territorial waters for about seven hours...

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December 17, 2019

Syria: Regime airstrikes kill 17 in rebel-held northwest

Syrian government and Russian airstrikes killed at least 17 people on Tuesday in rebel-held northwestern Syria in a spike in casualties from relentless daily strikes in recent months, witnesses...

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December 17, 2019

Russia to invest $500 million in Syrian port, build grain hub

Russia plans to invest $500 million in the Syrian port of Tartus and build a grain hub there to boost its presence on Middle East markets, Interfax news agency...

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December 17, 2019

PA asks Israel to allow Jerusalem voting during next election

The Palestinian Authority (PA) said on Tuesday its heralded national election must also be held in East Jerusalem, an area annexed by Israel, raising a demand on which a...

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December 17, 2019

Egypt: Giant solar park in the desert jump starts renewables push

Near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, a swathe of photovoltaic solar panels spreads over an area of desert so large it is clearly visible from space, reports Reuters....

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December 17, 2019

Trump administration refrains from endorsing US Senate measure on Armenian Genocide

The Trump administration on Tuesday refrained from endorsing a resolution passed by the US Senate recognising as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying it...

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December 17, 2019

Playing with legitimacy

There is a great deal of confusion in public understanding of the term “legitimacy” in Egypt, so much so that even those who are committed to it are unable...

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