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December 21, 2017

Downgrading their Israel embassy is South Africa’s latest gesture of solidarity

The 54th Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) was held at the Nasrec exhibition complex in Johannesburg from 16-20 December 2017. The ANC is the oldest political organisation...

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December 21, 2017

Egypt issued 40 death sentences in one week

Military and civil Egyptian courts issued 40 death sentences against suspects in four different cases during one week, Quds Press reported yesterday. On 12 December, Quds Press said, the...

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December 21, 2017

Report: Saudi Arabia investigates more people in ‘anti-corruption’ purge

Saudi authorities have expanded their anti-corruption purge, investigating more people and freezing more bank accounts, Bloomberg reported yesterday. The agency cited unnamed sources which it said were familiar with...

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December 21, 2017

80 Palestinians wounded by Israel in West Bank

Israeli occupation forces wounded 81 Palestinian protesters across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem yesterday, the Anadolu Agency reported the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) saying. In a statement, the...

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December 21, 2017

Army: Houthi commander arrested in S. Yemen

The Yemeni army today announced the arrest of a Houthi leader and three companions in the southern Dhale province. “Hussein Al-Houthi, the Houthi commander for the Ibb province,...

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December 21, 2017

Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency

Food security in the Middle East and North Africa is quickly deteriorating because of conflict in several countries in the region, the United Nations said today Reuters reported. In...

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December 21, 2017

Qatar Emir begins historic Africa tour in Senegal

Qatar’s Emir landed yesterday in Senegal at the start of a six-nation tour to West Africa as Doha seeks out new markets. As part of the African tour, Sheikh...

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December 21, 2017

Kuwait budget deficit reaches $7.9bn

Kuwait’s general budget registered a deficit of 2.4 billion dinars ($7.95 billion) in the first eight months of the fiscal year 2017-18, the Ministry of Finance announced today. According...

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December 21, 2017

Over 11,000 Houthis killed in 3 months: Saudi official

More than 11,000 Houthis were killed in Yemen over the last three months, said a Saudi coalition forces spokesperson, Anadolu reports. Turki al-Maliki, Saudi coalition spokesman, noted in a Riyadh press conference, that...

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December 21, 2017

Turkish deputy PM slams Trump’s threat to cut aid

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag slammed Thursday the US President Trump’s threat to cut aid to countries that vote in favour of a UN resolution, Anadolu reports. Bekir Bozdag reminded Trump’s...

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