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21 May 2019
Saudi Arabia will execute three prominent scholars after Ramadan
On 21 May, Middle East Eye reported that 3 important scholars would be executed at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, all of them were charged of terrorism. ...
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20 May 2019
Tunisian Appeals Court legitimates the Shams LGBT association
After a four-year legal battle with the Tunisian government, the Tunisian association for LGBT rights “Shams” has been legitimated by the Court of Appeal of Tunis on 20 May....
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20 May 2019
Spanish police brings down a migrant smuggling network in Gibraltar
On May 20, the Spanish Policía Nacional disjointed a criminal organization that smuggled Moroccan immigrants from Tangiers to Málaga and Cádiz through the Gibraltar Strait....
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20 May 2019
Turkey arrests 249 foreign ministry personnel in post-coup investigation
Ankara’s chief prosecutor’s office ordered the arrest of 249 members of Turkey’s foreign ministry after investigations found that they had allegedly committed irregularities in the ministry’s past entrance exams....
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19 May 2019
U.S. and Saudi Arabia warn Iran against starting a war
On 19 May, US President Trump threatened Iran by saying that a conflict would be the “official end” of Iran. The Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, told a news conference that Saudi Arabia didn’t want a war but if it was to happen, “the kingdom will respond with...
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18 May 2019
Turkey will produce S-500s with Russia
Turkish President Erdogan said on 18 May that the purchase of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia was a “done deal” and added that Ankara would also jointly produce S-500 defense systems with Moscow....
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17 May 2019
IOM: Migrant arrivals reach 18,364 and deaths reach 508 in 2019
A new report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) shows that 18,364 migrants and refugees have entered Europe through the Mediterranean since the start of 2019. ...
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17 May 2019
Iranian FM visits Turkmenistan, India, Japan and China
From 13 to 17 May, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif carried out a multi-state tour on diplomatic consultations to explore the ways to expand the scale of mutual cooperation between Iran and its close partners. ...
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17 May 2019
EU renews sanctions against Syrian government by one year
On May 17, the Council of the EU extended its restrictive measures against the Syrian regime until 1 June 2020....
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