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Kuwait calls for end to Israeli occupation in Palestine

AFAQ NEWS: The Kuwaiti prime minister reaffirmed Friday his country’s principled and firm position in supporting the choices of the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights. “The Palestinian cause still occupies a central historical and pivotal position in Arab and Islamic worlds,” Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah told the 75th session of the UN General …

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Australia stresses finding COVID-19 origins at UNGA

AFAQ NEWS: Australia stressed finding the source of the deadly coronavirus Friday as its prime minister said the infection has affected all of humanity. “There is also a clear mandate to identify the zoonotic source of the COVID-19 virus and how it was transmitted to humans. Australia strongly advocated for this review,” Scott Morrison told …

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Egyptian activists claim 3 killed in anti-govt protests

AFAQ NEWS Three people were killed by police during anti-regime protests in Al-Jiza, according to Egyptian opponent activists and media outlets late Friday. “Despite peaceful demonstrations, the Interior Ministry killed three people in Al-Iyad [in Al-Jiza],” Egyptian businessman and dissident Mohamed Ali, who lives in self-exile in Spain, said on Twitter. Several social media activists …

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Libyan premier asks Haftar allies to reconsider stances

AFAQ NEWS: Libya’s prime minister on Thursday called on warlord Khalifa Haftar’s supporters in the UN Security Council to reconsider their positions on the conflict in the North African country. Speaking at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly via video link, Fayez al-Sarraj urged these countries to work with the legitimate internationally recognized …

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US sanctions Iranian judges for alleged abuses

AFAQ NEWS: The US sanctioned a pair of Iranian judges Thursday it accused of “denying freedom and justice to the people of Iran.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the judges and the wider Iranian Revolutionary Court System are “tools designed to enforce the Iranian regime’s brutal ideology and suppress dissent.” “They do not fairly …

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Turkey: 1,721 people test positive for COVID-19

AFAQ NEWS Turkish health authorities on Thursday registered 1,721 more cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,241 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The country’s tally of COVID-19 infections reached 309,790, including 271,964 recoveries, according to the data released by the Health Ministry. With 74 more fatalities, the death toll climbed to 7,785 in Turkey, …

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France to roll out new measures as COVID-19 surges

AFAQ NEWS France’s health minister announced a bevy of new measures Wednesday to battle COVID-19 while issuing a stern warning. “The overall situation continues to deteriorate. If we do not take measures quickly, we risk reaching critical thresholds in some regions,” Olivier Veran said in his weekly coronavirus briefing. With a hospital system under strain …

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US says Lukashenko not legitimate leader of Belarus

AFAQ NEWS The US announced late Wednesday that it no longer considers Alexander Lukashenko the legitimate president of Belarus, hours after he was officially sworn in for a seventh term. “The United States cannot consider Aleksandr Lukashenko the legitimately elected leader of Belarus,” said a State Department spokesperson in a statement, according to the Axios …

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Coronavirus continues to impact South America

AFAQ NEWS Coronavirus infections and fatalities continued to rise in South American countries Thursday. Cases in Argentina rose to 652,174 with 12,027 additional infections reported in the past 24 hours, according to national media. At least 470 more patients lost their lives, bringing the number of fatalities to 13,952. Recoveries in the country stand at …

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Israeli forces push deep into east Al-Maghazi camp in Gaza

AFAQ NEWS: Israeli occupation forces early Wednesday made an incursion into east of Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. The sources said that the occupation troops, backed by military bulldozers and vehicles, pushed dozens of meters deep into the area and razed Palestinian-owned lands in the coastal enclave.

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