Tag Archives: Middle East

Turkey transports COVID-19 aid to Venezuela as Foreign Minister visits

President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wear protective masks, meet at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela August 18, 2020. Miraflores Palace / Handout via REUTERS CARACAS (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Caracas on Tuesday as his country provided medical equipment to help …

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Netanyahu calls US F-35 sale to UAE ‘fake news’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuBenjamin (Bibi) NetanyahuMORE calls reports that the United States plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates “false news.” Israeli media first reported on Tuesday the sale, which would be included in the agreement to normalize relations between Israel and the UAE. A …

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Hezbollah of Lebanon ‘gained power but lost the country’

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fifteen years after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, Hezbollah has risen to power in a country that is now collapsing in the midst of a series of devastating crises. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the damaged port area in the aftermath of …

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