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December 29, 2016

Algeria to host Libya peace talks

Algeria will host a meeting of rival Libyan parties including Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj and Brigadier General Khalifa Haftar as well as representatives of neighbouring countries next week, Al-Farj...

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December 29, 2016

Oman confirms joining Saudi-led coalition

Oman, traditionally on friendly terms with Iran, confirmed today that it had joined a Saudi-led coalition of Muslim countries fighting terrorism, a move praised by other Gulf Arab states...

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December 29, 2016

Syrian regime: ‘Real chance’ for political settlement

Syria’s foreign minister said today there was a “real chance” to reach a political settlement of the Syrian conflict, after Damascus’ ally Russia announced a ceasefire deal that was...

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December 29, 2016

Israel closes another entrance to West Bank village

Israeli forces closed the main entrance of the village of Shuqba northwest of Ramallah city in the central occupied West Bank yesterday morning, after closing the other entrance to...

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December 29, 2016

Israel is ambushing the Trump administration

Despite all of the assurances that were made by the US President-elect Donald Trump to Israel throughout his presidential campaign, the Israelis are keen, as always, to ambush and...

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December 29, 2016

Germany releases Tunisian suspect in Berlin truck attack

Germany today released a Tunisian man detained on suspicion of involvement in the truck attack at a Berlin Christmas market last week, and Italian police searched houses in and...

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December 29, 2016

Ukrainian MP calls for moving embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Jewish Ukrainian MP Alexander Feldman called for moving his country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, expressing anger with his country’s decision to vote in favour of a UN...

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December 29, 2016

Sudan votes to reinstate position of PM

Sudanese lawmakers yesterday voted to restore the post of prime minister which was abolished after President Omar Al-Bashir came to power in a 1989 coup. The move to delegate...

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December 29, 2016

Sisi pledges economic stability within 6 months

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday that the tough economic conditions in Egypt would improve in six months, Reuters reported. Speaking at the opening of a fish farm...

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December 29, 2016

Limited opportunities and flawed choices

The US decision to abstain, rather than use its veto, at the UN Security Council last Friday has generated a limited spectrum of possibilities and definitely raised Israel’s ire,...

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