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January 18, 2017

Tunisia and Libya agree on border trade to resume

Tunisian and Libyan authorities have agreed to resume vital trade through the Ras Jedir border crossing following a week of unrest and angry protests in the region. An agreement...

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January 18, 2017

Israel saying it will ‘Develop the Negev’ is a ruse

The Israeli government postponed its vote on approving a plan said to develop Arab towns in the Negev desert on Sunday. This is due to objections by cabinet ministers...

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January 18, 2017

On the sixth anniversary of the Tunisian revolution, January is still feared

The revolution in Tunisia is not over yet, and there is enough evidence to justify saying that. However, nor has it achieved all its goals either. It still receives...

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January 18, 2017

New Zealand seeks to ratify GCC free trade deal

New Zealand is pressing to finalise a stalled free trade agreement with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that includes two of the Middle East’s largest economies, Saudi Arabia...

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January 18, 2017

Fiscal pressure may halt Saudi construction projects

A new report by industry experts concludes that major projects are at risk of being cancelled this year by Saudi Arabia due to fiscal pressures and changing priorities. At...

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January 18, 2017

Sorry COGAT, infographics can’t whitewash Israel’s occupation

A key element of Israel’s military regime in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), an occupation that will complete fifty years in June, is the Coordination of Government Activities in...

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January 18, 2017

Iraq PM says army now moving on west Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and senior military commanders have claimed that elite Iraqi forces had driven Daesh militants from all districts of eastern Mosul after more than three...

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January 18, 2017

Egyptian actress sparks fury over controversial polygamy remarks

Intisar Mohamed, told audiences that if a woman knows that her husband wants to marry another she should not object. ...

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January 18, 2017

EU welcomes lifting of US economic sanctions on Sudan

The European Union has welcomed the US decision to ease the economic embargo imposed on Sudan two decades ago, Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. “The announcement of President...

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January 18, 2017

Al Jazeera revealed much more than one embassy employee’s misconduct

For many who follow the Palestinian cause closely, Al-Jazeera’s six-month investigation into the activities of the Israeli Embassy’s political wing feels like a watershed moment. The years of being...

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