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April 20, 2018

Iraq and the fight against corruption

The process of extraditing an individual convicted of corruption who has been on the run since 2004, has suddenly become a focus of electoral debate in Iraq. Some have...

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April 20, 2018

Faking it for Assad

Dozens of conflicting columns about the chemical weapons attack on Douma have been churned out by a whole range of individuals, from untrained bloggers and Assad apologists to highly...

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April 20, 2018

Rockets hit airport in Libya’s capital, damaging passenger jet

Rockets hit Libya’s main airport and damaged a plane as it was waiting to take off early on Thursday, a security force said, underscoring fragile security. One rocket hit an...

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April 20, 2018

Iran warns of ‘unpleasant’ response if US drops nuclear deal

Iran warned the United States on Thursday of “unpleasant” consequences if Washington pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal, Iranian state TV reported. “Iran has several options if the...

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April 20, 2018

Egypt: 677 prisoners released in presidential pardon

Al-Mesryoon, Egyptian prisons released 677 prisoners following the presidential pardon to mark Police Day and the January Revolution. The High Commission for Amnesty granted conditional release to 591 inmates. The...

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April 20, 2018

Mali summons its ambassador to Algeria to discuss immigrants’ situation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned its ambassador and consul-general in Algeria to discuss the situation of Malian immigrants in Algeria. BBC, Finance Minister, Abdel Rahman Sila, said: “Malian citizens...

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April 20, 2018

More than 500 European MPs warn US against undermining Iran nuclear deal

More than 500 parliamentarians from France, Germany and the UK wrote to members of the US congress, Thursday, to warn against abandoning the Iran nuclear deal, known as the joint...

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April 19, 2018

Pentagon: Syria retains limited capability for chemical attack

The Pentagon said on Thursday that while there were no signs the Syrian government was preparing to launch a chemical weapons attack, President Bashar al-Assad still retained the ability to...

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April 19, 2018

Assad steps up efforts to crush last besieged enclaves

The Syrian government stepped up its efforts on Thursday to retake the opposition’s last besieged enclaves, as rebels prepared to withdraw from one and a newspaper reported an ultimatum...

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April 19, 2018

Determining humanitarian relief at the expense of Palestinian political rights

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a $300 million financial deficit which, according to the organisaiton’s spokesman in...

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