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December 28, 2017

US coalition will not target Daesh in Syria-government controlled areas

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) does not intend to target Daesh fighters in regions controlled by President Bashar Al-Assad, despite concerns that the Syrian government is not doing...

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December 28, 2017

France’s Macron calls on Saudi King to lift Yemen blockade

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz to lift the blockade imposed on Yemen, a source at the Elysee Palace said yesterday. “The president...

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December 28, 2017

Egypt’s Sadat: ‘Security forces hindering my presidency bid’

Presidential hopeful Mohamed Anwar Sadat has said that state security forces prevented him from announcing his plan to run in the upcoming presidential elections. The nephew of former Egyptian...

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December 28, 2017

Russia accuses US of training ex-Daesh militants in Syria

Russia’s military Chief of Staff, General Valery Gerasimov, yesterday accused the United States of training former Daesh fighters at Syria’s southern military base of Al-Tanf. Speaking in an interview...

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December 28, 2017

63 teenagers refuse to join Israel army over human rights violations

Some 63 Israeli teenagers from across the country are refusing to be enlisted into the army due to the perpetual human rights violations committed by Israeli forces, Yedioth Ahronoth...

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December 28, 2017

UN: More civilians killed in Yemen’s ‘absurd, futile’ war

The top UN official in Yemen said airstrikes have killed scores of civilians in the past ten days, in what he called an “absurd war” in which all sides,...

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December 28, 2017

Algeria sets Berber New Year as public holiday

The Berber New Year of Yennayer will be recognised as a national holiday in Algeria for the first time on 12 January, it was announced yesterday. The Council of...

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December 28, 2017

Condemnation as Iran envoy misses UN vote on Myanmar

Iranian lawmakers and academics have criticised the Iranian envoy after he failed to attend a United Nations General Assembly voting on a draft resolution on Monday which called on...

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December 28, 2017

52 Jerusalemites to be made homeless after Israel issues demolition orders

Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality yesterday handed demolition orders to three Palestinian homes in the Ras Khamis neighbourhood of the Shuafat refugee camp on the pretext that they were built without...

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December 28, 2017

Algeria: 60,000 policemen to secure New Year’s celebrations

Algerian security authorities will deploy 60,000 police officers to secure the New Year’s celebrations, a security official said yesterday. Majeed Saadi, director of urban security at the Algerian police,...

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