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November 16, 2019

Postponement of March of Return protests on Friday, amid ongoing Israeli aggression

The Higher National Commission of the Great March of Return and Breaking of the Gaza Siege decided to postpone the Friday protests, amid the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Despite the fact...

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November 16, 2019

Iraq: Protesters reclose vital port of Umm Qasr

Iraqi protesters blocked the road to the port of Umm Qasr in the oil-rich southern governorate of Basra, an Iraqi security source stated on Friday. Speaking on condition of...

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November 16, 2019

S&P downgrades Lebanon’s credit rating amidst ongoing protests

S&P Global Ratings said on Friday that it lowered Lebanon’s long-term and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘CCC/C’ from ‘B-/B’, citing rising financial and monetary...

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November 16, 2019

US: Sudan’s removal from list of terrorism sponsors will take time

The United States no longer has an adversarial relationship with the Sudanese government and is working with its counterparts on the possibility of removing it from a list of...

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November 16, 2019

Turkey: Over 6,000 Syrians moved from Istanbul

Turkey has sent more than 6,000 Syrian migrants in Istanbul to temporary housing centres in other provinces since early July, the local governor’s office said on Friday, two weeks after a deadline for Syrians not registered in the...

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November 15, 2019

Ukraine detains Daesh’s deputy ‘Minister of War’

Ukraine’s security service said on Friday it had detained the deputy of Abu Omar al-Shishani, the man the Pentagon described as Daesh’s “minister of war”, after he crossed into...

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November 15, 2019

Lebanon to hold gasoline tender amid supply concerns

Lebanon will hold a tender for gasoline in December, Energy Minister Nada Boustani said on Friday, as it looks to stave off a potential supply shortage brought on by...

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November 15, 2019

Israel says it is investigating ‘harm to civilians’ in attack that killed 8 members of one family

Israel’s military said on Friday it was investigating “harm caused to civilians” from an air strike it carried out in Gaza that Palestinian medics said killed eight members of...

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November 15, 2019

US Senate foreign relations chairman wants to hold off on Turkey sanctions bills

The Republican chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Thursday he did not want lawmakers to pass legislation imposing sanctions on Turkey for now, to lessen...

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November 15, 2019

Cyprus says Turkey flouts international law with drill

Cyprus on Friday accused Turkey of violating international law by launching operations off the island in search of oil and gas, reports Reuters. Earlier on Friday, Turkish vice president...

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