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September 16, 2019

Libya: Journalists pay price of political conflict and military clashes

Clashes between Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and the UN-backed government early April 2019 in Tripoli, have exacerbated divisions in the country. This has also impacted journalism and reporting, according...

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September 15, 2019

Attacks, incidents heightening Gulf tensions since May

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Saturday, knocking out more than half the Kingdom’s output, Reuters reports....

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September 15, 2019

Israeli PM reiterates pledge to annex Jordan valley

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated his pledge to annex Jordan valley in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. Netanyahu’s comments came during a Cabinet meeting held...

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September 15, 2019

Kuwait says it’s probing drone sighting, working with Riyadh

Kuwait is investigating the sighting of a drone over its territory and is coordinating with Saudi Arabia and other countries after Saturday’s attacks on Saudi oil plants, the cabinet...

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September 15, 2019

Turkey says Israel becoming ‘racist, apartheid regime’ with annexation plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of his intention to annex areas of the West Bank following next week’s elections shows Israel is becoming a “racist, apartheid regime”, Turkey’s...

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September 15, 2019

OIC emergency meeting starts in Jeddah

The emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the level of foreign ministers was held on Sunday, Anadolu reports. The meeting discussed the recent Israeli Prime...

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September 15, 2019

Saudi attacks raise spectre of oil at $100/barrel

The oil market will rally by $5-10 per when it opens on Monday and may spike to as high as $100 per barrel if Saudi Arabia fails to quickly...

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September 15, 2019

Russia, Taliban hold talks in Moscow

Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan held talks with the leaders of the Afghan Taliban in Moscow on Friday, Anadolu reports. The Taliban delegation arrived in the Russian capital days...

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September 15, 2019

Saudi Arabia temporarily cuts oil production

Saudi Arabia has announced to stop oil production temporarily, from its two oil facilities run by the Saudi Aramco, following drone attacks, Anadolu reports. Saudi Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz...

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September 15, 2019

Turkish army destroys seized explosives in Northern Iraq

Turkish security forces on Sunday destroyed seized improvised explosive devices (IED) in northern Iraq, as part of country’s ongoing counter-terror operation dubbed “Operation Claw-3”, Anadolu reports. “In line with...

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