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April 12, 2017

Protests called as Lebanon MPs expected to extend own term

Lebanon’s parliament is expected to vote today to extend its own term until 2018 without an election, officials said, as activists called for protests to prevent what they said...

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April 12, 2017

Benkirane: Our party is not in good position but will survive

Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) and former Moroccan Prime Minister, Abdelilah Benkirane, said that although the political status of his party is not good it has...

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April 12, 2017

Russia: Assad will allow inspection of Shayrat base

The Russian defence ministry announced that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is ready to allow international experts to inspect the Shayrat air base for signs of chemical weapons. Russia Today...

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April 12, 2017

Israel attacks Salfit, uproots trees, levels land

Israeli authorities yesterday uprooted and chopped down more than a dozen olive trees in one area of the central occupied West Bank Salfit district, while Israeli settlers used bulldozers...

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April 12, 2017

Calls for all Palestinian prisoners to join hunger strike

Head of the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Qaraqe has called on all Palestinian factions in Israeli prisons to join an upcoming mass hunger strike, which was originally...

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April 12, 2017

UN urges Morocco and Polisario to hold talks

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for new talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front over the issue of the Western Sahara, noting that the talks should...

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April 12, 2017

Hamas slams Abbas’ policy of intimidation

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ use of threats and intimidation are not useful, member of Hamas political bureau, Mousa Abu Marzouk, said. “Abbas’ threats to take unprecedented steps to...

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April 12, 2017

Egypt bans Al-Bawaba newspaper for second day

Egyptian authorities banned the distribution of Al-Bawaba newspaper and confiscated it on Monday and yesterday after it called for the interior minister to be ousted and for officials to...

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April 12, 2017

Mubarak-era figures to head media bodies in Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announce in a presidential decree yesterday the formation of three media and press bodies with two figures known for their roles under now-ousted president...

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April 12, 2017

US: Assad reign is coming to an end

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson predicted yesterday that “the reign of the Assad family is coming to an end,” calling for Russia to stop supporting the Syrian regime...

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