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Sudan's former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi withdrew from a government-organised religious conference on Saturday in protest against the normalisation announcement.
Date of publication: 24 October, 2020
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International donors pledge nearly $600m for Rohingya refugees
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US school teacher 'told Muslim student to remove hijab'
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Pentagon condemns Turkey S-400 test, Erdogan dismisses US criticism
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Libya resumes oil exports from key terminals
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Israel 'will not oppose' US arms sales to UAE
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Netanyahu lauds Sudan deal, while Palestinians lament
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Trump says 'five more' Arab nations want Israel normalisation
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US Muslim congresswoman uses Arabic profanity to describe Trump
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Trump moves to end Sudan terror listing
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Palestine's fatwa council deplores UAE normalisation visit to Al-Aqsa
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Saudi chain replaces Turkish burger with discounted 'Greek' patty
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How first-time immigrant voters see the 2020 US election
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