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March 1, 2018

Apocalyptic Gaza throws the Beast from the East into perspective

The headline news in Britain for the past few days has been about the “Beast from the East” and the Siberian blast which has turned the UK snow white,...

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March 1, 2018

Investment in Iraq smacks of exploitation; regional big-hitters should open their coffers

Eighty per cent of Iraq’s immediate humanitarian needs have been met by Iraqis themselves, as they seek to rebuild vast swathes of the country post-Daesh. The push for the...

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March 1, 2018

Poll: 59% of Israelis mistrust the judicial system

Mistrust in the Israeli judicial system is increasing as a result of the corruption scandals surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Hayom reported a new poll showing. Conducted on...

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March 1, 2018

Palestinians call for closure of US mission in Palestine

Scores of Palestinians demonstrated yesterday calling the US’ security, political, cultural and economic offices in Palestine to be closed down in protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem...

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March 1, 2018

Baby Karim lives underground to elude East Ghouta siege

Considered a symbol of resistance to Syria’s Assad regime, “Baby Karim”, who lost one eye to a regime airstrike, has taken shelter underground to survive. Civilians have been forced to...

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March 1, 2018

Four Arab states label Gulf crisis ‘small’ problem

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE labelled the Gulf crisis on Thursday as a ‘small’ problem to be resolved through the mediation of Kuwait, according to the Saudi news...

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March 1, 2018

Al-Jaafari: Iraq intends to buy Russian missile defence system

Iraqi Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, revealed that his country intends to buy a Russian missile defence system as part of its efforts to rebuild its weapons capabilities after a...

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March 1, 2018

Jordan: Unemployment reaches 18.5% in last quarter of 2017

The unemployment rate has amounted to 18.5 percent in the final quarter of last year, with a rate of 16 percent for males compared to 27 percent for females....

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February 28, 2018

EU, US officials plan Berlin talks on Iran nuclear deal

European and US officials are planning to meet in Berlin in March for talks on Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, a German Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday....

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February 28, 2018

Saudi man jailed for sharing tweets critical of kingdom

A Saudi court on Wednesday slapped a citizen with six years behind bars for sharing comments critical of the kingdom on Twitter, according to prominent Saudi daily Okaz. The...

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