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February 9, 2018

Rif activists handed prison terms for protesting

The Al Hoceima Court of Appeals in Morocco has sentenced seven Rif activists to between five and 20 years. The maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment was handed to...

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February 9, 2018

Hadi forces ‘recapture’ 85% of Yemen’s Taiz

The Yemen National Army (YNA) has retaken 85 per cent of Taiz city from the Houthi armed group, Yemen Today reported. Military fronts in northern Yemen’s Saada governorate have...

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February 9, 2018

UN: Libya not ready for elections

The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, announced yesterday that requirements are still needed to be met before elections can be held in Libya. Speaking with a delegation from...

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February 9, 2018

Wanted Libya war criminal released by authorities

The Dignity Operation Command in Libya released Saiqa Forces senior commander Mahmoud Al-Werfalli yesterday after he was taken from the Military Police headquarters in Benghazi to the General Command...

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February 9, 2018

The Middle East Quartet still includes the US, so can it still play a role in the peace process?

Since US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the subsequent decision to cut American funding to UNRWA and the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian leadership...

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February 9, 2018

Israel issues 47 administrative detention orders in February

Forty-seven administrative detention orders were issued by Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian prisoners in the first week of February, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club revealed yesterday. Of them, 41 were...

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February 9, 2018

Sudan army development plan in cooperation with Russia

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir announced a programme of cooperation with Russia to develop the Sudanese armed forces as a deterrent force to protect the country’s capabilities. Speaking during a...

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February 9, 2018

Saudi activist arrested after criticising ‘normalisation with Israel’

Saudi authorities have arrested a female activist who criticised the Saudi government’s attempts to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel, local sources reported. Noha Al-Balawi was summoned for questioning on 23 January...

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February 9, 2018

Qatar offers $9 million in emergency aid to Gaza

The head of Qatar’s national committee for the reconstruction of Gaza, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Emadi, said on Thursday that the Emir of Qatar has given instructions to provide emergency aid...

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February 9, 2018

Egypt upholds prison sentence against Morsi’s nephew

Egypt’s Court of Cassation yesterday upheld the five year prison term of Mohammed Saeed Morsi, nephew of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, according to a judicial source. The source said...

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