- 6 July, 2020
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COVID19 gets Jordan to confront its tobacco problem
Jordan had banned smoking cigarettes in closed public spaces in 2008. But the implementation of the ban was non-existent and it is not surprising in a country….
Social media monitoring in Turkey: detention, prosecutions over criticisms of Erdogan’s regime
Turkish authorities have detained and prosecuted large numbers of journalists and activists over social media posts criticizing Turkey’s regime, including the Erdogan’s management of COVID-19….
Iran hints at cyber attack at nuclear facility
The resulting fire caused extensive damage to the advanced centrifuges being produced at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant….
Turkey to solve Libyan crisis of electricity, thousand million dollars projects announced
On June 29, the president of the General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL), Abdul Majeed Hamzah, had a long meeting with the Turkish ambassador to Tripoli, Serhat Aksin….
Erdogan visits Qatar to seek funds for strengthening regional footing despite COVID19 travel curbs
On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Qatar to seek more funds for its plummeting economy as the country…
Greek Foreign Minister demand Turkey to leave Libya
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met today with the president of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh, in Tobruk, eastern Libya….
No takers for extending Iran’s arms embargo
It became abundantly clear in the United National Security Council meeting on Tuesday that there is little appetite to meet the US….
Italy confiscates 14 tons of amphetamines made by ISIS, probably destined for Syrian mercenaries in Libya
On Tuesday, the Italian of Naples seized 14 tons of amphetamines, 84 million of captagon-branded tablets, produced in Syria by ISIS to finance terrorism. Their worth on the market is over 1 billion euros….
Journalist sentenced to death in Iran, his work inspired the 2017 economic protests
Iran has sentenced to death a journalist whose online work helped inspire the 2017 economic protests and who returned from exile to Tehran….
Libya at the brink of crucial battle
The decade-old Libyan civil war may have arrived at a turning point. And ironically, it’s mercenaries who are the forefront of the battle….