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June 14, 2019

Strait of Hormuz and the risk of uncontrolled escalation

The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow shipping lane between Iran and Oman named after the fabulously wealthy ancient kingdom of Ormus, has fascinated oil traders since the Iranian revolution...

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June 14, 2019

Yemen’s Houthis, in tit-for-tat, launch fresh attacks against Saudi Abha airport

Yemen’s Houthi group carried out new drone strikes on a Saudi airport on Friday after a series of air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition against the capital Sanaa, residents...

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June 14, 2019

US releases video it says shows Iran’s military recovering mine

The US military released a video late on Thursday that it said showed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) removing an unexploded mine from the side of a Japanese-owned oil tanker,...

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June 14, 2019

Tunisia: Dispute over amendment of election law months before elections

Several Tunisian political parties have opposed a proposal to amend the election law a few months before the legislative and presidential elections, scheduled for October and November 2019. The...

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June 14, 2019

Khamenei after meeting Abe: ‘Trump not worth exchanging messages with’

Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei stated that the US President Donald Trump “is not worth” exchanging messages with and that he has no answers or special messages to send...

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June 14, 2019

Iraqi president stresses Christians’ role in building Iraq

Iraqi President, Barham Salih stressed, Thursday, the importance of the role played by Christian Iraqis in building Iraq and their contribution to its progress and civilisation. The Iraqi president...

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June 14, 2019

Major Arab parties in Israel moving closer to forming Joint List

Representatives of the four main Arab parties in the Israeli Knesset have reached advanced stages in their talks to form a joint list to run in Israel’s upcoming elections...

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June 14, 2019

OIC calls on Moldova not to move Embassy to Jerusalem

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on Moldova to reconsider its decision to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied city of Jerusalem, Thursday. In a...

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June 14, 2019

PLO calls for a boycott of US-led economic workshop in Bahrain

The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Thursday, called on Arab states and all other parties that received an invitation to attend the US-led “Peace for Prosperity”...

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June 14, 2019

Confrontations renewed between government forces, Haftar militia south of Tripoli

Armed confrontations broke out between forces loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord and militias loyal to retired General Khalifa Haftar south Tripoli, Thursday morning, Anadolu reported. The...

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