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May 1, 2018

Qatar group helps deliver education to 10m in war-torn regions

With the number of primary age out of school children skyrocketing in recent years to 63 million, an ambitious international programme supported by the Qatari foundation, Education Above All...

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May 1, 2018

The Gulf can learn a lot from the Korean handshake

The world was surprised on Friday morning by a historical scene that was no less powerful than the destruction of the Berlin Wall more than a quarter of a...

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May 1, 2018

Alwaleed Bin Talal sells $567m hotel

Three months since his release from detention at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding and its partners have agreed to sell Movenpick Hotels and Resorts...

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May 1, 2018

Israel postpones US-based test of Arrow-3 missile interceptor

A planned live test of Israel’s Arrow-3 ballistic missile interceptor in the United States has been postponed to improve the system’s readiness, Reuters reported the Israeli Defence Ministry saying...

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May 1, 2018

Libya’s parliament speaker calls for presidential elections before year end

Libyan Parliament Speaker Aqila Salih said parliament supports holding presidential elections in Libya before the end of the year by direct voting. Speaking to Libya’s Marsad newspaper, Salih explained...

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May 1, 2018

Mauritania defence minister calls not to involve military in politics

Mauritanian Defence Minister, Jallow Mamadou Bhatia, has called on politicians not to involve the armed and security forces in political debate. The minister made the remarks during a press...

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May 1, 2018

Yemen National Army pushes into northern Houthi stronghold

Yemen’s National Army (YNA) has reportedly made considerable military advancements against the Houthi group’s stronghold in Saada governorate, the Anadolu Agency reported today. The YNA captured eight Houthi military...

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May 1, 2018

Turkey unveils $6bn investment package in run up to election

The Turkish government will invest some $6 billion in social reform and debt restructuring packages in the run up to the June elections, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced yesterday,...

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May 1, 2018

Israel sets up new checkpoint south of Hebron

Israeli forces yesterday installed a new iron gate at the entrance to the village of Kharsa, south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, less than a month...

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May 1, 2018

France: Jewish deputy mayor complains of ‘too many Arabs’

The Jewish Deputy Mayor of Toulouse, Aviv Zonabend, may face the sack for saying in an interview that there are “too many Arabs” in the French city and “too...

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