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December 22, 2016

Palestine: Parliament annuls Abbas’ decision to revoke MPs immunity

For the first time since infighting in 2007, the Palestinian parliament convened yesterday and discussed President Mahmoud Abbas’ decree to strip five Fatah MPs of their parliamentary immunity. The...

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December 22, 2016

Blanket of snow covers Saudi desert

Snow has covered large areas of desert in the northern border region of Saudi Arabia. Pictures circulating on social media show camels sitting on the white desert floor with...

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December 22, 2016

Saudi Arabia to deport foreign pharmacists

The Saudi Ministry of Labour and Social Development has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health stipulating the government’s intentions to abolish some of the required hiring qualifications...

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December 22, 2016

Official in Egypt files lawsuit to annul Renaissance Dam Agreement

The Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister, Ambassador Ibrahim Yusri, has filed two lawsuits before the State Council to annul agreements which he said are in violation of the Egyptian constitution...

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December 22, 2016

Official: Mauritania-Algeria relations not directed against Morocco

Agreements signed between Mauritania and Algeria are not directed against Morocco or any other country, a senior official said. “Mauritania is keen to develop its relations with Morocco and...

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December 22, 2016

Family of Algerian blogger demand the release of medical file

The family of Mohamed Tamalt, a British-Algerian blogger who died in hospital last week after a three month hunger strike, have been refused access to his medical file. A court...

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December 22, 2016

Saudi Arabia to announce more cuts in 2017

Saudi Arabia’s annual budget statement, which is to be announced today, is expected to outline a series of tough measures designed to put the kingdom on the road to...

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December 22, 2016

Assad: Aleppo’s capture a ‘victory’ for Iran and Russia

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said today that the regaining of full control of the northern city of Aleppo was a victory for his Russian and Iranian allies as much...

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December 22, 2016

Yemen government denies requesting Al-Houthi and Saleh be banished

A high ranking Yemeni official has denied rumours that President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has requested Houthi leader Abdulmalik Al-Houthi and ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh be exiled. Hadi’s...

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December 22, 2016

US drone strike in Yemen kills 3 Al-Qaeda terrorists

A drone strike, which was most likely conducted by US forces late on Tuesday, has allegedly killed three Al-Qaeda suspects, Lebanon’s the Daily Star reported. The drone targeted a...

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