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July 24, 2019

US blocks UN rebuke of Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes -diplomats

The United States on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Kuwait, Indonesia and South Africa to get the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes on...

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July 24, 2019

Iran: US bases to be targeted in war with Tehran

The Iranian supreme leader’s advisor for defense affairs affirmed on Wednesday that his country would not renegotiate a previous deal to scale back its nuclear program with Washington, vowing...

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July 24, 2019

Suicide attack kills 2 in Somali capital

A female suicide bomber detonated herself in the office of the Mogadishu’s mayor, killing two officials and badly wounding Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman, local media reported on Wednesday, Anadolu...

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July 24, 2019

Iraq: Turkmen leader warns of Kirkuk poll measures

The holding of provincial elections in the disputed Iraqi province of Kirkuk in April 2020 without checking “forged” voter records could trigger a civil war that might alter Iraq’s...

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July 24, 2019

Kuwaiti, Saudi officials discuss resuming Neutral Zone oil production

OPEC members Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have discussed resuming oil production in jointly operated fields in the Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA said on Wednesday, Reuters...

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July 24, 2019

Turkey: Northwestern province declared ‘disaster area’

Hit by flash floods and landslides, the governorship of Duzce declared the northwestern province a disaster area on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Preliminary damage assessment in the worst-affected Cumayeri and Akcakoca...

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July 24, 2019

Lebanese police to probe rock band for ‘insulting religion’ – lawyer

Lebanese police will investigate a complaint against the rock band Mashrou’ Leila for insulting religion, a lawyer in the case said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The lawyer, Christine Nakhoul,...

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July 24, 2019

Jordan’s King appoints new head of armed forces

Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Wednesday designated Yousef Huneiti as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, the state-run media reported, Anadolu reports....

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July 24, 2019

Turkish banker arrives in Istanbul after US jail release

A former Turkish banking executive, who was released from a federal US prison last week, arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. A Turkish Airlines plane carrying Mehmet Hakan Atilla landed...

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July 24, 2019

Israeli soldiers beat young Palestinian protesting demolition of father’s home

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