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April 4, 2018

Iraqi minister calls on Cuba to tackle debt

Iraq’s Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, has called on Cuba to cooperate in tackling its debt to Baghdad, not least because his country is experiencing exceptional circumstances due to low...

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April 4, 2018

ICRC warns of Yemeni society’s slow death due to hunger

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday that society in Yemen is succumbing to a slow death due to mass hunger and malnutrition. “Government leaders...

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April 4, 2018

Qatar Central Bank says reserves ‘more than enough’ to cope with blockade

The Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani, has said that the bank’s reserves and financial surpluses are “more than enough” to cope with...

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April 4, 2018

Iraq has plans to attack Daesh in Syria, says PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has revealed that he ordered the army to put together plans to fight Daesh in neighbouring Syria. Speaking during his weekly press conference, he...

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April 4, 2018

France wishes Egypt’s Sisi success in new term

France on Tuesday wished Abdel Fattah al-Sisi success for his next presidential term in Egypt and said it stood “resolutely” with the country on the fight against terrorism. Sisi,...

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April 4, 2018

Saudi king reiterates support for Palestinians after Israel comments

King Salman reiterated Saudi Arabia’s support for a Palestinian state after his son and heir apparent said Israelis were entitled to live peacefully on their own land – a...

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April 4, 2018

Egypt police raid website office, arrest editor in chief

Egyptian police raided the office of a news website late on Tuesday and arrested its editor in chief, according to three of its journalists, including its managing editor. The...

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April 4, 2018

Trump seeks Syria pullout as advisers warn of hard work ahead

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to “get out” of Syria but offered no timetable, as his advisers warned of the hard work left to defeat...

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April 4, 2018

In north Syria, British officials vow solidarity with Kurdish authorities

British Labour officials visited the Kurdish-led authority in northern Syria on Tuesday, pledging to stand with it in the face of threats of attacks, Reuters reports. “We’re here for...

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April 3, 2018

PLO condemns Israel’s construction of railway across occupied territories

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has condemned the Israeli government for starting the construction of a railway that will cross occupied territory in the West Bank and East Jerusalem....

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