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March 19, 2018

Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Nineveh former governor

On Sunday, the Nineveh Investigative Court, which is specialised in integrity issues issued an arrest warrant against Nineveh former governor, Atheel Nujaifi. The Iraqi Commission of Integrity who made...

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March 18, 2018

Runaway UAE princess went ‘missing’ with former French spy

The man reported to be missing with a runaway princess daughter of Dubai’s ruler is an ex-spy who alleges to have previously escaped the country wearing scuba gear under...

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March 18, 2018

Banque Du Caire among 23 Egyptian state companies set to float stakes

Egypt announced on Sunday the names of 23 state companies it will offer stakes in beginning this year, part of a plan to raise about 80 billion Egyptian pounds...

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March 18, 2018

Iranian official urges dialogue between Yemen factions

A senior Iranian security official has called for dialogue between factions in Yemen to end the conflict there, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of...

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March 18, 2018

Rebels in Syria’s eastern Ghouta discussing ceasefire with UN

The main rebel group in the southern pocket of Syria’s opposition-held eastern Ghouta said on Sunday it was negotiating with a United Nations delegation about a ceasefire, aid and...

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March 18, 2018

Israeli stabbed in Jerusalem’s Old City, ‘Turkish’ attacker shot dead

An Israeli was stabbed and wounded in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday and an Israeli television station said the suspected attacker was shot dead. The report on Channel 10...

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March 18, 2018

Turkish forces and Syrian allies drive Kurds from Afrin town

Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, raising their flags in the town centre and declaring full control after an eight-week...

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March 18, 2018

Republican senator expects Trump to pull out of Iran deal

Republican US Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he expects President Donald Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement in May. “The...

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March 18, 2018

Kurds signal move to new phase of guerrilla war on Turkish forces in Afrin

The Kurdish administration of Syria’s Afrin region indicated on Sunday that Kurdish-dominated forces fighting Turkey-backed groups in the area will shift from direct confrontation to guerrilla tactics. “Our forces...

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March 18, 2018

Qatar asks US to investigate UAE bank for ‘financial warfare’

Qatar has asked US regulators to investigate the US subsidiary of the largest bank in the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of “bogus” foreign exchange deals designed to harm...

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