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Israel launches strikes on Gaza after rockets fired

Author:  AFP ID:  1580637227236276400 Sun, 2020-02-02 09:04 JERUSALEM: Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Sunday in retaliation for projectiles fired from the Palestinian enclave into southern Israel, the army said.Military jets and helicopters struck targets linked to … read more

Iraqi protesters dig in heels despite new PM-designate

Author:  AFP ID:  1580633338336018300 Sun, 2020-02-02 08:39 NAJAF, Iraq: Furious anti-government youth held their ground in protest squares across Iraq’s south on Sunday, despite the previous evening’s appointment of a prime minister who insists he is an independent. Mohammad Allawi … read more

British FM warns Israel against West Bank annexation

Author:  Zaynab Khojji ID:  1580581464690572700 Sat, 2020-02-01 21:23 LONDON: Britain’s foreign secretary warned Israel on Friday against annexing parts of the occupied West Bank. “The United Kingdom is concerned by reports of possible moves toward annexation of parts of the … read more

UAE announces new case of coronavirus

Author:  Zaynab Khojji ID:  1580576654720166600 Sat, 2020-02-01 20:03 DUBAI: The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that a new case of coronavirus had been diagnosed in the country on Saturday. The person, the fifth to be identified as having … read more