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Turkey sentences politician to 11 months in jail for saying Erdoğan was “an enemy of women and Kurds”
A former co-chair of Democratic Regions Party (DBP), sister party to pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was sentenced to 11 months in prison for saying that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was “a complete misogynist.” “The defendant said that the president…
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President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi: Egypt supports political settlement in Libya
Egypt’s interest in upholding international peace and security includes protecting people from the scourge of armed conflict through launching comprehensive political processes based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday. …
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UAE and US eye F-35 agreement before December 2
The United States and the United Arab Emirates hope to have an initial agreement on the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Gulf state in place by December, as the Trump administration studies how to structure a…
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas risks relationship with the Arabs
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in a telephone call, briefed last night his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the latest political developments in the region, particularly the pressures exerted by the United States on…
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Oil and OPEC: Step aside Seven Sisters, it’s time for the Seven Brothers
OPEC producers stand at the precipice of unprecedented opportunity while international oil companies stagger from the fallout of COVID-19. The current discussion in energy markets, exaggerated by ongoing media reports about peak oil (BP Energy…
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Ex-French prisoner Jean-Pierre Marongiu documens Qatari jail horror
In January 2018, the French radio, France Bleu, ran a plea by French national Jean-Pierre Marongiu who was sentenced to seven years in jail in Qatar for signing a rubber check. “They are placing me…
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Gaza faces “humanitarian disaster” amid acute shortage of medical supplies in handling COVID-19
The health ministry in the Gaza Strip announced on Monday that Gaza would soon witness a “humanitarian disaster” amid an acute shortage of medical supplies and equipment in handling the COVID-19 outbreak. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman…
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Egypt, UAE discuss regional developments
During a phone conversation, Sisi and Al Nahyan exchanged views on the recent developments in regional and international issues of common interest, Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi…
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Pompeo announced that Trump to impose new sanctions on Iran
The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin confirmed that many of those targeted by the new U.S. sanctions have links with the Iranian nuclear energy organization. Pompeo said that the sanctions imposed by the…
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