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May 7, 2018

Polls close in Lebanon’s general election

Voting has ended in Lebanon’s first parliamentary general election in nine years, according to local media reports Sunday. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) and closed at...

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May 7, 2018

Tunisia’s Ennahda claims victory in landmark local elections

Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party claimed victory late on Sunday in the country’s first free municipal elections, a key step in a democratic transition marred by economic disappointment. After polling...

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May 6, 2018

Israel kills two Palestinians ‘trying to cross from Gaza’

Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians who allegedly tried to cross into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the military said. Mohamed Khaled, 20, and Bahaa Abdel-Rahman,...

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May 6, 2018

Yemen government slams UAE troop dispatch on Socotra island

The Yemeni government on Sunday decried the deployment of Emirati troops on the strategic island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea. In a statement cited by the official Saba...

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May 6, 2018

Turkey slams French figures demanding change in Quran

Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik slammed a French manifesto proposing removal of some Quran verses, saying those 300 prominent French figures were as “bigot” as Daesh members who infer violence from...

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May 6, 2018

Tunisians vote in first free municipal elections

Tunisians voted on Sunday in their first free municipal elections, another step in a democratic transition that has become marred by disappointment over a lack of jobs and economic...

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May 6, 2018

Iran’s Rouhani criticises ban on Telegram messaging app

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticised the ban imposed on popular messaging app Telegram by the conservative-run judiciary, saying the move was “the opposite of democracy”. Iran blocked Telegram...

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May 6, 2018

Israel parliament working on law to reduce Supreme Court powers

Israeli right-wing ministers on Sunday moved against a Supreme Court they view as too liberal, granting preliminary approval to a bill that would limit its ability to quash laws...

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May 6, 2018

Macron warns of risk of war if Trump withdraws from Iran deal

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that war could ensue if US President Donald Trump withdraws from the 2015 deal in which Iran agreed to curb its nuclear programme...

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May 6, 2018

Lebanese vote in first general election in 9 years

Voters queued outside polling stations across Lebanon on Sunday for the chance to take part in its first general election in nine years – an event seen as important...

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