West Asia
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Lebanon’s army finds large cache of fireworks during search at devastated Beirut port
Sep 20, 2020 07:42The Lebanese army says it has discovered 1.3 tons of fireworks during a search of Beirut port, which was almost razed to the ground last month due to a gigantic explosion that was blamed on explosive chemicals kept in poor condition.
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Kuwait likely to be next Arab state to normalize ties with Israel: Trump
Sep 20, 2020 07:35US President Donald Trump says Kuwait will likely be the third Persian Gulf Arab state to normalize its diplomatic ties with the occupying Israeli regime under his auspices.
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Iraq’s Sadr says Israel will mark own ending if it opens embassy in Baghdad
Sep 20, 2020 07:30Iraq’s Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says Israel will mark its own ending by opening its embassy in Iraq amid some reports about Tel Aviv considering opening its virtual diplomatic mission in the Arab country.
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Yemeni protesters in occupied Socotra denounce Israel normalization
Sep 20, 2020 06:14Scores of people in the Yemeni Island of Socotra have rallied against the recent revelations of Arab-Israeli normalization deals.
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US military deploys more troops, armored vehicles to oil-rich eastern Syria
Sep 19, 2020 15:56The US military has sent a new convoy of military vehicles and troops to oil-rich eastern Syria amid rising tensions with Russian forces in the region, and as Washington seeks to loot crude resources in the war-torn country.
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France rejects US allegation Hezbollah storing chemicals to make explosives in Europe
Sep 19, 2020 14:22France has rejected allegations by a senior US State Department official that the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has stored chemicals that can be used to make explosives in the European country, emphasizing that there is no evidence to substantiate such claims.
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UAE cracking down hard on anti-Israel sentiment with 10-year prison sentences: Dissident
Sep 19, 2020 07:07A dissident Emirati activist has said that the United Arab Emirates is cracking down hard on anti-Israel sentiment with 10-year prison sentences amid the Persian Gulf country’s push to establish formal relations with the Israeli regime.
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UN warns of 'war crimes' in Turkish-occupied areas in northern Syria
Sep 19, 2020 06:17The United Nations has urged Turkey to launch an immediate and independent investigation into war crimes and other violations of international law committed in the northern part of Syria, which is under the control of Turkish occupation forces and allied militant groups.
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Palestinians protest UAE, Bahrain ‘betrayal’ agreement in al-Quds
Sep 19, 2020 05:25Palestinians in occupied al-Quds have staged a protest against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain over formalization of ties with the Israeli regime.
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Qamishli residents call for removal of US, Turkish occupation forces from Syria
Sep 18, 2020 13:38Syrians in northern Hasakah province have staged protest against US and Turkish occupation of the Arab country.