November, 2020

• 9 November

  'Turkey will continue to support Libya'

  Turkey to continue its educational, health, humanitarian aid, counseling support to Libya amid permanent truce, sources say Turkey will continue to support Libya on the request of the country’s Government of National Accord (GNA), security sources said on Wednesday.

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• 9 November

  Assad says billions of dollars of Syrian deposits trapped in Lebanon

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed his country’s economic crisis on billions of dollars belonging to Syrians now locked in Lebanese bank accounts. Speaking during a tour of a trade fair that was broadcast on state media, Assad said that capital controls imposed in Lebanon to avert economic collapse last …

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• 9 November

  Is the US cyber bombing Russia right now? – analysis

  During the 2018 midterm elections, the US essentially cyber body-slammed the Russian intelligence agency responsible for the 2016 interference.

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• 9 November

  Hezbollah delays formation of Lebanese government

  Lebanese President Michel Aoun tasked former prime minister Saad Hariri on October 22 with forming a government, but the powerful Hezbollah movement has been delaying the process.

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• 9 November

  Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq accuses PKK of attacks

  The Kurdistan Regional Government condemned an apparent Kurdistan Workers Party attack on peshmerga soldiers in Dahuk province; the KRG and the PKK had a turf dispute earlier this year.

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• 9 November

  Hamas balances ties between Turkey, Egypt

  A Hamas delegation has concluded a visit to Cairo to brief Egyptian officials on the latest efforts to bring about elections after reaching an agreement with Fatah in Turkey.

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• 9 November

  Are Turkey and Azerbaijan ready to talk peace with Armenia?

  Although TRT momentarily reported that Azerbaijan had claimed it had emerged victorious in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, there seems to be a lot to still sort out before there can be a lasting cease-fire.

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• 9 November

  Iran unveils new missile launching system

  Iran announces a new missile system in what seemed to be yet another message to Western leaders that the Islamic Republic will press ahead with its “non-negotiable” missile program no matter who is US president.

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• 9 November

  Turkey’s business leaders keep quiet as economic crisis deepens

  Wary of the government’s wrath, Turkey’s main business groups are staying mum in the face of growing economic turmoil while keeping tabs on the prospect of early elections.

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• 9 November

  Israel's Navy to receive first German-made Sa'ar 6 ship

  The first of the new missile ships set to defend Israel’s shores and strategic sites will arrive in early December, after it was handed over to the Navy from the Thyssenkrup Marine shipyards in Germany. The first of four new Sa’ar 6 ships, built in Germany by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems …

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