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Arab League denounces Trump’s Middle East plan

Convenes urgent meeting to discuss so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ The Arab League on Wednesday censured the U.S. peace plan for Palestine, saying the so-called “Deal of the Century” violates Palestinian rights. Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, in a news conference at the White House on Tuesday, unveiled the

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Trump leaps into Middle East fray with plan that favors Israel and angers Palestinians

U.S. President Donald Trump applauds Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they deliver joint remarks to discuss a Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle

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U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan, Taliban claims responsibility

Afghan National Army forces go towards the site of an airplane crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mustafa Andaleb A plane which U.S. officials described as a small U.S. military aircraft crashed in a Taliban-controlled area of central Afghanistan on Monday, and the insurgent group claimed to have brought

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Somalia president arrives in Eritrea

Photo/ Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his delegation has arrived in Asmara. The leaders of Somalia, Eritrea Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali will hold bilateral talks in Asmara. ‘During these meetings, the leaders are evaluating the effectiveness of the measures to ensure

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US embassy in Baghdad hit by missiles

No casualties or material damage reported so far from attacks on heavily fortified Green Zone At least five katyusha rockets landed in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq’s capital, some of which directly struck the U.S. embassy, caretaker Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said early Monday. “This hostile attack on a foreign mission was repeated

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The Ethiopian Prime Minister says, ‘I will be meeting the leaders of Eritrea and Somalia,’

Photo/ Somali Times Landlocked Country Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is interested to create four ship ports in Somalia. The four ship ports, Berbera, Bosaso, Kismayo and Hobyo brought 9 Navy Ships purchased Ethiopian. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says, ‘I will be meeting with my brothers, the leaders of Eritrea and Somalia.’ Dictator Isaias

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Saudi Arabia to stop funding mosques in foreign countries

Former Saudi minister of justice, Mohammed Bin Abdul-Karim Issa, has announced that his country will stop funding mosques in foreign countries, Arabi21.com reported on Friday. According to the Swiss newspaper, Le Matin Dimanche, Saudi Arabia is to establish local administrative councils for each mosque, in cooperation with the local authorities, in order to hand over

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Pentagon: 34 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike

FILE – In this Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. The Pentagon said Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month’s Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base, and

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Turkey quake kills at least 21, aftershocks continue – live blog

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit Turkey’s eastern Elazığ province on Friday evening, killing at least 21 people and leaving 1,030 others injured, according to the latest update of the country’s disaster agency. The Kandilli Observatory in Istanbul later revised the magnitude of the earthquake as 6.6. Depth of tremor recorded at

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‘We want them out’: Iraq protesters call for US troops exit

Supporters of Iraqi Shia Muslim leader Muqtada al-Sadr protest against what they say is US presence and violations in Iraq [Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters] Thousands march in Baghdad, heeding to call by Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr for an anti-US demonstration. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr

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