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Diplomatic relations between Israel and UAE
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	8 21:01 Fester Hupinetch4205 [11132]
Attempt to smuggle balloons to Gaza thwarted by Tax Authority	5 16:27 gorb [11130]
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza amid spate of balloon-borne arson attacks	0 [11128]
Security forces foil escape attempt at al-Hol camp	0 [11133]
6 Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Nangarhar	0 [11132]
4 Security Force Members Killed in Badghis Clashes	0 [11128]
Car Bomb Rocks Farah City, 4 Killed: Local Official	0 [11130]
Alleged Gang Rape on Kabul-Kandahar Highway Investigated	2 12:51 jpal [11132]
Ronald McDonald House Was One of the Chicago Looters' Targets	6 17:50 JohnQC [11129]
Sudan to send police to Red Sea State amid deadly tribal clashes	0 [11134]
Macron’s response to Turkey: ''I have decided to temporarily strengthen the French military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean''	4 14:15 Skidmark [11133]
US preparing sanctions against Hezbollah's allies	0 [11126]
Protests staged outside admininistrative building of Dhi Qar province against deteriorated services	0 [11124]
Iraqis fear Beirut bombing repetition, circulate map of militia’s weapons distribution in Baghdad neighborhoods	0 [11127]
Portland catch and release	0 [11133]
Seems fake given that it’s backwards	9 19:10 H-T-A [11127]
Tonight was the first night in a while where antifa didn't carry out mass violence in Portland	5 20:26 CrazyFool [11136]
Police in Asheville, N.C. arrested 6 at a far-left riot where militants were breaking the windows of a hotel	8 14:53 M. Murcek [11127]
Waupaca, Wisc. Matthew Banta, 23, was filmed fighting an officer & pointing his rifle at him	7 15:43 Skidmark [11133]
Turkish officers and Hamza Brigade smuggling people to and from Aleppo	0 [11125]
U.S. Congress has frozen weapons sales to Turkey for two years	3 17:48 ed in texas [11128]
Iranian forces overtook and boarded a ship called the Wila in international waters.	3 18:19 SteveS [11132]
LNA airstrike on wadi Bi south of AbuGrian targeting a GNA terrorist convoy	0 [11132]
Protests in Tripoli following the killing of young man by GNA militias	0 [11130]
Clashes and reports of many dead between GNA militias from misrata and Tripoli fighting inside Tarhuna	0 [11127]
ISIS captures a port in Mozambique	0 [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
[Daily Mail] Donald Trump unveils Middle East 'peace deal' with Israel gaining diplomatic relations with UAE in return for abandoning Jared Kushner's 'deal of the century' and not annexing swathes of West Bank	2 23:41 JohnQC [11129]
Diplomatic relations between Israel and UAE	5 15:05 Vernal Hatrick [11136]
University asks students, staff to sign statement supporting BLM	4 18:01 JohnQC [11128]
For Palestinians, it’s ‘Anyone but Trump’	5 14:14 Clem [11126]
US threatening to veto UN peacekeeper mandate in southern Lebanon	0 [11127]
Israel halts fuel shipments to Gaza over fire balloon launches	0 [11128]
Egypt demands end to balloon attacks on Israel	1 06:02 Frank G [11130]
US team to Qatar to probe its alleged finance of Hezbollah	1 07:43 b [11131]
At all costs, Iran’s young Kurds keep heading for Europe	0 [11130]
Portland's new DA drops charges against HUNDREDS arrested over 76 nights of riots and won't prosecute future 'non-deliberate' acts including criminal trespass, harassment and disorderly conduct	11 22:01 Voldemort Darling of the Gepids9394 [11132]
Arab Parliament condemns deadly Turkish attack on Iraqi soil	0 [11131]
UAE condemns Turkish drone strike that killed Iraq officers	0 [11126]
Three people killed during clashes with police in the Indian city of Bengaluru over an anti-Islam Facebook post	0 [11133]
Page 3: Non-WoT
More than 20,000 locked-down Melburnians vow to stand on their front porches and unleash a collective scream in bizarre ploy to help deal with restrictions	4 16:01 swksvolFF [11126]
Update - Man shot by Secret Service near White House is former boxer with rap sheet	9 18:04 JohnQC [11131]
Chainsaw-wielding men covered in blood terrorize Toronto beachgoers	6 20:14 Canuckistan sniper [11132]
Israel says it fended off North Korean hack attempt against defense industry	0 [11127]
Immunity to Covid-19 could be lost in months, UK study suggests	9 14:29 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Flu and pneumonia killed five times more Brits than Covid last month	1 11:39 gorb [11126]
First 3 Israelis treated with new passive vaccine recover, leave hospital	6 14:21 Clem [11127]
At least six killed, dozens injured in family feud in Egypt's Fayoum	0 [11132]
Murder case filed against OC Pradeep, 28 others, in Maheshkhali	0 [11129]
[Daily Mail] American climate change expert dies after 'falling into a crevasse when a snow bridge collapsed beneath him' while working on a glacier in Greenland	12 16:01 Ulesing Bucket4222 [11131]
Background: Condi Rice plays first round of golf as one of Augusta National's two first female members ahead of the Masters	5 15:46 Skidmark [11127]
Outcry in Somalia as new bill would allow child marriage	0 [11128]
China warned Washington not to ''play with fire'' on Wednesday as a US delegation wrapped up a historic trip to the self-ruled island of Taiwan	3 15:11 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Brazilian state agrees to produce Russian COVID-19 vaccine	5 15:17 SteveS [11124]
Who Owned the Chemicals that Blew Up Beirut? No One Will Say	5 14:04 Bright Pebbles [11131]
Digital ID, Bill Gates vaccine record, and payments system combo to be trialed in Africa	5 17:06 magpie [11127]
UK reels from biggest Covid hit of ANY major economy with GDP slumping a FIFTH as the country officially plunges into recession and Rishi Sunak warns of jobs bloodbath - but glimmer of hope as growth rebounded by 8.7% in June	6 16:46 swksvolFF [11129]
'Only in Florida!' Bobcat and baby alligator battle to the death in amazed guy's back yard	3 17:50 Bobby [11131]
Confederate monument that had stood in the center of Athens, Georgia since 1872 is latest memorial to be dismantled with almost 90 having been removed across the country since May	0 [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Steele Dossier: Rep. Collins calls for FBI Director's resignation	3 22:42 Woodrow [11134]
Congressional Candidate Takes on Soros	1 22:43 Woodrow [11133]
Victor Davis Hanson: US Constitution and traditions are under attack by Democrats	7 18:40 Clem [11134]
Schweizer: Harris Engaged in ‘a Massive Cover-Up' of Alleged Clergy Sex Abuse	1 07:48 Besoeker [11126]
Stop Trying To Make ‘Herd Immunity' Happen: Sweden's Attempt At Covid-19 Herd Immunity Failed	36 22:48 Woodrow [11137]
Michelle Obama: Coronavirus an Opportunity to Change ‘How Wealth Is Distributed'	13 11:38 SteveS [11132]
Descending Further Into Chaos With “Peaceful Protesting,” Double Standards	2 14:31 charger [11126]
No, Kamala Harris Isn't A ‘Moderate' ‐ She's A Radical Threat To America	7 11:46 Warthog [11129]
Video Montage: Biden's History of Bizarre Comments About Black People	2 11:51 Jiling Gravitch9209 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Syrian President Bashar Assad is forced to stop speech and sit down after feeling faint while addressing MPs	0 [11128]
Kamala Harris Takes Aim At Gun Owners	12 20:33 NoMoreBS [11136]
Senator Ron Johnson grilled over hesitance to subpoena James Comey and others in 'Russiagate' investigation	12 21:41 Marilyn Tojo7566 [11130]
Durkan asking Washington state Supreme Court to reverse decision of King County judge that has allowed recall effort	1 13:03 Abu Uluque [11129]
Black community blaming 'racism' for police chief's departure	4 22:56 Ho Chi Phish9942 [11129]
Bill de Blasio: 'Fair-weather friends' who fled NYC 'will be replaced'	18 23:22 Helmuth, Speaking for Trotsky9923 [11136]
Fulton County (Atlanta) DA Trounced In Runoff Election 3 To 1	4 11:46 Bob Grorong1136 [11133]

    
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                        23:22 Helmuth, Speaking for Trotsky9923

                        22:56 Ho Chi Phish9942

                        22:48 Woodrow

                        22:43 Woodrow

                        22:42 Woodrow

                        22:01 Voldemort Darling of the Gepids9394

                        21:41 Marilyn Tojo7566

                        21:01 Fester Hupinetch4205

                        20:46 Ulons Omineper4794

                        20:33 Lampedusa Big Foot1656

                        20:33 NoMoreBS

                        20:29 NoMoreBS

                        20:26 CrazyFool

                        20:22 Harry Bourbon9099

                        20:14 Canuckistan sniper

                        20:13 Herb Glavigum7179

                        20:06 charger

                        19:10 H-T-A

                        18:40 Clem

                        18:22 gorb

                        18:19 SteveS

                        18:15 JohnQC

                        18:05 JohnQC

Who's in the News
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7	Antifa/BLM
5	Sublime Porte
4	Hamas
3	Muslim Brotherhood
3	Commies
3	Taliban
2	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Human Trafficking
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iran Proxies

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Thu 2020-08-13
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Wed 2020-08-12
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Tue 2020-08-11
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Mon 2020-08-10
Lebanese Prime Minister announces resignation of government

Sun 2020-08-09
Lebanese Army evacuates protestors from government buildings

Sat 2020-08-08
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Fri 2020-08-07
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Thu 2020-08-06
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Wed 2020-08-05
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Tue 2020-08-04
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Mon 2020-08-03
Israel army says it has foiled a terror attack at the border with Syria

Sun 2020-08-02
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Sat 2020-08-01
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