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May 20, 2019

Eurovision turns out to be a big hit for Palestine

It was the result that nobody predicted: the winner of Eurovision 2019 is… Palestine! Despite the organisers describing the Eurovision Song Contest as a non-political event, the issue of...

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May 20, 2019

Sudan military and opposition resume talks after street violence

Sudan’s ruling military council said it had restarted talks late on Sunday with an alliance of protest and opposition groups that is pushing for a civilian-led transition to democracy,...

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May 20, 2019

Iraq police arrests ‘female criminal gangs’

Iraqi security forces said, Saturday, it had arrested 80 gangs and criminal networks, most of whom were women, since the beginning of 2019. “Since the beginning of the current...

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May 20, 2019

Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt’s Giza pyramids

An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in...

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May 20, 2019

Rocket fired on Iraq capital’s ‘Green Zone’, no casualties

A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies, on Sunday but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said,...

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May 20, 2019

Egypt’s churches differentiate between national, political roles, says Coptic pope

Egypt’s churches distinguish between their national and political roles, the country’s Coptic pope, Tawadros II, said yesterday.”Politicians have their own speciality, which I didn’t study,” Tawadros told ME Sat....

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May 20, 2019

Trump, Saudi Arabia warn Iran against Middle East conflict

US President Donald Trump issued a new threat to Tehran on Sunday, tweeting that a conflict would be the “official end” of Iran, as Saudi Arabia warned it stood...

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May 20, 2019

Kuwait agrees on ‘electronic linkage’ with Egypt

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday issued a decree approving a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Gulf state and Egypt “to link the two countries’ manpower...

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May 20, 2019

Libya: Government of National Accord preparing to remove Haftar from Tripoli region

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) announced, via Facebook on Saturday, that it is preparing an operation to remove the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar from...

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May 19, 2019

Saudi Arabia transfers $250m to Central Bank of Sudan

Saudi Arabia has transferred 937.5 million Saudi riyals (US$ 250 million) to the Central Bank of Sudan, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). This came move begins...

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