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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel on Thursday announced an agreement that will lead to a full normalisation of diplomatic relations between the two states. 

Dubai, Aug.16.– Telephone lines between the UAE and Israel were open on Sunday, calls made by Reuters reporters showed, after the two countries moved to normalise diplomatic relations last week.

Tens of thousands march in a show of anger in Belarus
over the brutal police crackdown.

Tallinn, Aug.12.– Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu on Wednesday made a speech at an open high-level virtual sitting of the UN Security Council on the pandemic and the challenges of sustaining peace, in which he raised the issue of post-election demonstrations in Belarus. 

"At the outset, please allow me to say few words about very worrying situation in Belarus," Reinsalu said. "The presidential elections in Belarus on Sunday cannot be considered free, fair and democratic. As a result we are now witnessing unprecedented nationwide protests and excessive use of force by the government. Let me underline that violent crackdown of peaceful protests is unacceptable."

 Authorities have hinted at poor storage of explosive material left after a ship was seized in 2014.

Beirut, Aug.5.– The timer was ticking from six years ago, when 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were taken from an impounded ship and stored in the port of Beirut. It was a massive bomb just waiting to go off; a disaster equivalent to an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale.

At least 100 are dead and an astonishing 4,000 are injured in a catastrophe in one of the Middle East’s greatest cities. About 300,000 more are homeless.

A mob of some 300 people screaming, shouting and playing drums broke into a private community and some of them advanced toward the McCloskeys' home as seen in the picture. The McCloskeys stepped out of their home brandishing firearms. See the video analysis of what really happened at the foot of this report."

St. Louis, July 30.– The couple charged with a felony for standing outside their home with firearms moved this week to disqualify St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner after she allegedly referenced the case against the couple in campaign emails.

Gardner, a Democrat, charged the McCloskeys last week with felony unlawful use of a weapon for brandishing firearms as Black Lives Matter protesters congregated in front of their home.

“It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner at those participating in nonviolent protest,” she said in a statement.