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Turkey was offended after US Democrat Nancy Pelosi implied Turkey is a dictatorship.
Syria releases employees of under-fire tycoon Makhlouf
Dozens of current and former employees of President Bashar al-Assad's embattled billionaire cousin Rami Makhlouf have been released.
Thousands of mosques in Xinjiang demolished in recent years
China has been accused of gross human rights violations committed against its Uighur Muslim population.
Migrants accuse Greece of pushing them out to sea
The Turkish coast guard says it rescued over 300 migrants 'pushed back by Greek elements to Turkish waters' this month alone.
7 dead in botched Egypt prison break
Egypt held military funerals Thursday for three policemen killed as they prevented four convicts on death row from staging a prison break.
Kurdish authorities arrest journalist following Iraqi president's 'defamation' accusation
Journalist Bahroz Jaafer has been detained by Iraqi Kurdish authorities after Iraqi President Barham Saleh accused him of 'criminal defamation' ...
Egyptian journalist quits Emirati column in protest at normalisation
Prominent Egyptian journalist Jalal Aref decided to stop writing in Emirati newspaper Al-Bayan after the UAE normalised relations with Israel ...
Algeria journalist acquitted after year in detention
An Algerian journalist that was sentenced to three years in prison was acquitted and is expected to be released after spending over a year in ...
Palestinians note sharp drop in funding from Arab states
The Palestinian Authority suspects normalisation and pressure from US President Donald Trump has led to a lack of Arab funding to Palestine.
US House votes to ban Xinjiang imports, angering China
The US House of Representatives voted to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region over reports of forced Uighur labour.
Any Iran deal must preserve nuclear non-proliferation, Saudi says
Concerns are rising over Saudi Arabia's own nuclear programme, which could reportedly produce over 90,000 tonnes of uranium from three deposits.
Freed Taliban have returned to battlefield: top Afghan official
A top Afghan official said some of the Taliban prisoners who were released by the Afghan government as a condition for peace talks have resumed ...
Saudi Arabia to gradually resume umrah pilgrimage
The year-round umrah pilgrimage will resume gradually from October 4, Saudi authorities said.
Palestine 'too sacred' to accept normalisation, Algerian president says
Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has rejected normalisation and said Palestine is too 'sacred' to betray.
Algerian president accuses RSF of trying to ‘destabilise’ country
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has lashed out at media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, accusing it of trying to ‘destabilise’ the country after it condemned the jailing of journalist Khaled Drareni.
Algeria to hold early legislative elections following constitutional reform
Abdelmajid Tebboune on Sunday said early legislative elections will be held after the scheduled November 1 constitutional reforms.
Bahrain says it broke up Iran-backed militant attack plot
Bahraini authorities say that they foiled a plot by Iran-backed militants to attack diplomats and foreigners earlier this year amid heightened ...
Afghan government airstrikes kill 24 civilians: witnesses
The airstrikes come as Taliban and government-appointed negotiators are meeting for the first time in Qatar to discuss the future of Afghanistan.
Yemen rebel attack on Saudi village wounds 5
Saudi civilians were rushed to hospital after suffering "minor injuries" from a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels, state media reported.
Libya PM opposed to oil deal with Haftar: official
The deal to start pumping Libyan oil again appears to have been spearheaded by the deputy prime minister, Ahmed Matiq.
Saudis outraged after news outlet marks Jewish holiday
Social media users in Saudi Arabia were left outraged after semi-state owned platform Arab News appeared to indirectly support normalisation ...
Turkey condemns Greek newspaper headline abusing Erdogan
Turkey condemned a headline in a Greek newspaper that insulted the president.
Moroccans protest Arab nations normalising ties with Israel
North Africans are protesting Gulf countries' decision to normalise relations with Israel.
US President Donald Trump revealed that a White House worker tested positive for coronavirus.
Sudanese authorities arrested 41 people for possessing large amounts of explosives.
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