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October 30, 2019

Lebanese-Canadian arrested on charge of spying for Israel

A Lebanese-Canadian with dual nationality was arrested in Beirut yesterday charged with spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. According to Lebanon’s LBCI television network, the 41-year-old man identified as...

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October 30, 2019

Saudi Arabia to allow foreign universities to open local branches

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to allow foreign universities to open branches in the Kingdom in a drive to modernise the county’s education system. Minister of Education Dr Hamad...

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October 30, 2019

Kuwait appoints its first ambassador to Palestine

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah appointing Aziz Rahim Al-Daihani as the Gulf state’s first ambassador to the State of Palestine, reported Ma’an News Agency. The decision...

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October 30, 2019

Yemen Defence Minister survives assassination attempt

Yemen’s Defence Minister, Mohammed Al-Maqdashi, survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday, allegedly by a drone strike. Local sources reported that a drone attack targeted a meeting at Joint Operations...

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October 30, 2019

US reimposes sanctions on Turkey, a week after lifting them

The US House of Representatives approved sanctions against Turkey yesterday over its military operation and presence into northern Syria, only a week after President Donald Trump lifted them. The...

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October 30, 2019

Jordan recalls ambassador over Israel detention of two nationals

Jordan yesterday announced it was recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations, in protest at the ongoing detention by Israeli authorities of two Jordanian citizens, said the Associated Press...

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October 30, 2019

Israel sniper who killed Palestinian child given month’s community service

An Israeli soldier was sentenced on Monday to a month’s labour for killing a Palestinian child during a Great Return March protest in the occupied Gaza Strip. According to...

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October 30, 2019

Egypt asks Nigeria to mediate dam dispute

The speaker of Egypt’s parliament has asked the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to mediate its dispute with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam, reports Bloomberg. In a meeting yesterday with...

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October 30, 2019

Sadr: Iraq could turn into ‘another Syria’

Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr today warned that Iraq could turn into “another Syria” if the government does not resign. “If Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi does not resign, Iraq could...

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October 30, 2019

Israel seeks US help it normalise relations with Gulf

Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said that he had asked the American Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to help Israel normalise ties with Gulf states. Taking to Twitter, Katz...

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