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July 6, 2019

US university cuts seats of students in Saudi endowment

Harvard University has ended an agreement with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s foundation to allocate seats for its summer school program, according to the university’s newspaper, Anadolu reports....

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July 6, 2019

Ancient Iraqi city of Babylon designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

The ancient city of Babylon, first referenced in a clay tablet from the 23rd century B.C., was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Friday, after a vote that...

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July 6, 2019

Turkey fires central bank chief as policy differences deepen amid economic malaise

Turkey on Saturday fired its central bank governor as policy differences between the government and the bank deepened in the face of an economic slump, volatility in the lira...

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July 6, 2019

Israel hides documents about crimes against Palestinians during Nakba

Teams from Israel’s Defence Ministry started a decade ago to remove and hide documents from the Israeli archives related to crimes against Palestinians during the Nakba of 1948, Israeli...

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July 6, 2019

UK-flagged tanker stopped in Gulf reported ‘safe and well’

UK-flagged supertanker Pacific Voyager which halted in the Gulf on Saturday is “safe and well”, a British official told Reuters, after Iran dismissed reports its Revolutionary Guards had seized...

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July 6, 2019

After 37 years, Iran urges ICRC probe into disappearance of its diplomats

Iran’s Foreign Ministry yesterday urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to form a fact-finding committee to probe the issue of four diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon in...

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July 6, 2019

Calls to protect Egypt farmers against fuel price hikes

Head of the Syndicate of Egyptian Farmers, Hussein Abu-Saddam, has called for protecting Egyptian farmers against new price hikes in fuel. The call came in the wake of the...

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July 6, 2019

Abbas ordered PA forces not to respond to Israel fire

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas ordered his forces not to respond to Israeli fire in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Israeli news website Walla reported yesterday....

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July 6, 2019

Report: Rajoub likely to succeed Abbas as PA president

Senior Fatah and Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Jibril Al-Rajoub is likely to succeed current Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Shehab reported yesterday, citing Israeli news website Walla. Walla claimed...

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July 6, 2019

PA to hold elections if no reconciliation with Hamas

Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Thursday that the PA will hold a general election if it fails to reach a reconciliation deal with Hamas. During...

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