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November 13, 2019

Algeria jails protesters over waving Berber flags

A court in Algeria yesterday sentenced 21 protesters to six months in jail for “undermining national unity”, local media reported. The court’s verdict included a six-month suspended prison sentence...

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November 13, 2019

Israel’s war on Islamic Jihad

Israel launched two attacks simultaneously on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad yesterday, one targeting Bahaa Abu Al-Ata — a senior commander of its military wing, Al-Quds Brigades — in Gaza,...

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November 13, 2019

Liverpool’s Salah out of Egypt games with ankle problem

Egypt’s Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of their African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Comoros with an ankle injury. Egypt released a statement on...

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November 13, 2019

Lebanon: Man killed during protests after Aoun’s speech

An activist was killed Tuesday in the capital Beirut when soldiers attempted to drive down a road closed by protesters, reports Anadolu Agency. The soldiers fired on the crowd,...

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November 13, 2019

Turkey suspends 4 mayors amid terror probes

Four mayors were suspended in eastern Turkey on Wednesday over alleged terror ties, reports Anadolu Agency. The Interior Ministry suspended Songul Erden, the mayor of Idil district in southeastern...

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November 13, 2019

Behind Trump-Erdogan ‘bromance,’ a White House meeting to repair US-Turkey ties

At the 2012 opening of Trump Towers in Istanbul, real estate mogul Donald Trump sang the praises of Tayyip Erdogan, telling a mostly Turkish audience that their leader, prime...

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November 13, 2019

US tells Iraq to ‘enact reforms, tackle corruption’

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo told Iraq’s prime minister Tuesday to enact reforms and tackle corruption amid anti-government protests, reports Anadolu Agency. In a statement, State Department spokeswoman Morgan...

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November 13, 2019

Trump says US has ‘eye on’ Baghdadi’s third-in-command

The US has an “eye on” deceased Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s third-in-command, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. “His third has got a lot of problems...

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November 13, 2019

Aoun says Lebanese gov’t must include politicians, urges protesters to go home

President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday a government made up purely of technocrats would not be able to run Lebanon and so it must include politicians, adding he had...

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November 13, 2019

Saudi authorities backtrack on description of feminism as extremism

Saudi Arabia’s state security agency distanced itself on Tuesday from a promotional video that categorized feminism and atheism as extremist ideas, blaming it on an action by individuals, reports...

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