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March 23, 2018

Egypt elections attempt to ‘legitimise dictatorial regime’, says ERC

The Egyptian elections are an attempt by General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to “legitimise a violent dictatorial regime”, head of the Egyptian Revolutionary Council Maha Azzam has said. As polling...

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March 23, 2018

Israeli man fined $1,500 for urinating at Auschwitz memorial

A nineteen-year-old Israeli man has been fined after he was caught urinating on a monument for the victims of the Holocaust. Polish police were called to the site on...

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March 23, 2018

Mufti: Egypt ‘conspiring’ against Libya

Libya’s Mufti Al-Saddiq Al-Gharyani has accused Egypt of conspiring against the country and of intervening in the country’s internal affairs after delegations from Libya’s rival factions met in Cairo...

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March 23, 2018

2 trucks of goods enter Gaza as Egypt opens Rafah crossing

The Rafah crossing between Egypt and the besieged Gaza Strip has been opened in both directions for two days starting today. Patients in need of medical care, students and...

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March 23, 2018

Kuwait bans import of live birds from Europe, Asia

Kuwaiti authorities yesterday announced a temporary ban on the import of all types of live birds from three European countries and eight countries in south-eastern Asia due to an...

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March 23, 2018

Iraq to investigate claims MPs offering jobs for votes

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi yesterday ordered an immediate investigation into allegations that fake jobs in the public sector were being offered to citizens by political parties in order...

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March 23, 2018

Trinity College Dublin students overwhelmingly back BDS in referendum

Students at Trinity College Dublin have overwhelmingly voted to support the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign, with the referendum result announced to cheers and chants. Asked whether Trinity...

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March 23, 2018

Israel ministers welcome Trump’s appointment of John Bolton

Israeli government ministers have applauded US President Donald Trump’s selection of notorious right-wing hawk John Bolton to replace outgoing National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster. Bolton, who has previously served...

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March 23, 2018

Amnesty accuses Mauritania of arrest, torture of anti-slavery activists

Amnesty International has accused the Mauritanian authorities of the arbitrary detention and torture of anti-slavery activists. In a report issued on Wednesday entitled “A sword hanging over our heads’:...

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March 23, 2018

US opens new counter-terrorism training centre in Jordan

The United States and the Jordanian government yesterday opened a new regional counter-terrorism training centre south of the capital, Amman. The Jordan Gendarmerie Training Academy is the second of...

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