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September 29, 2019

Lebanon: Protests over deteriorating economic conditions

Protesters blocked several main roads in the Lebanese capital, some setting tyres and rubbish bins on fire, as several hundred people gathered in the heart of the city on...

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September 29, 2019

Luxembourg: EU should give Turkey extra financial aid

Luxembourg’s foreign minister called on the EU on Saturday to provide further financial assistance to Turkey to support projects for Syrian refugees in the country. Jean Asselborn told German...

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September 29, 2019

Jordan raises teachers’ pay in bid to defuse 4-week nationwide strike

Jordan’s cabinet on Saturday offered striking teachers pay hikes in a bid to end a damaging nationwide strike that has piled pressure on the debt-burdened country undergoing tough IMF-backed...

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September 29, 2019

UN: Boat with over 50 people capsizes off Libyan coast

A boat with more than 50 people on board has capsized off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said on Saturday, the latest accident involving migrants trying to reach...

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September 29, 2019

Saudi king’s bodyguard killed in Jeddah

The personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been killed, according to local media on Sunday. State-run Al Ekhbariya TV reported that Major General Abdulaziz al-Fagham...

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September 28, 2019

Syria demands withdrawal of US, Turkish forces, warns of countermeasures

Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem on Saturday demanded an immediate withdrawal of all US and Turkish troops from his country and warned that Syrian government forces had the right...

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September 28, 2019

Stray projectile from Egypt hits Israeli town

A shell from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula struck the southern Israeli town of Bnei Netzarim on Saturday, according to the Israeli military, Anadolu reports. The military said the shell was...

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September 28, 2019

British tanker docks in Dubai after detention by Iran

A British-flagged tanker that was detained by Iran for 10 weeks, docked in Dubai on Saturday, after a standoff that has stoked tensions along a vital global shipping route...

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September 28, 2019

Yemen’s Houthis say attacked Saudi border frontline, no immediate Saudi confirmation

Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Saturday it had carried out a major attack near the border with the southern Saudi region of Najran and captured many troops and vehicles,...

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September 28, 2019

Al-Khodari warns of efforts to cancel UNRWA’s mandate

Head of Popular Committee Against the Siege (PCAS), MP Jamal Al-Khodari, warned on Friday of intensive efforts being exerted at the UN to cancel the mandate of the UN...

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