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November 5, 2017

Saudi stocks drop after corruption probe detains businessmen, officials

Saudi Arabia’s stock market fell in early trade on Sunday after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman moved to consolidate his power and crack down on corruption with a cabinet reshuffle...

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November 5, 2017

Saudi king sacks top ministers, gives more power to crown prince

Saudi King Salman appointed two new ministers on Saturday to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal family’s most prominent members as head of the National Guard...

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November 5, 2017

Russia-backed Syrian congress postponed – Turkish presidential spokesman

A Russian-sponsored Syrian peace congress scheduled for November 18 has been postponed and the main Syrian Kurdish group will not be invited if it is held later after objections...

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November 5, 2017

Saudi Arabia says it intercepts Houthi missile close to capital

Saudi Arabia’s air defence forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired from warring Yemen over the capital Riyadh on Saturday, state news agencies reported. The missile was brought down near...

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November 5, 2017

Bolstered Libyan coast guard intercepts packed migrant boat

Libya’s European-backed coast guard on Saturday turned back more than 150 migrants trying to reach Italy by boat amid its heightened efforts to block such crossings of the Mediterranean....

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November 5, 2017

US warns of threat to diplomatic staff in Somali capital

The United States’ diplomatic mission in Somalia has directed all non-essential staff to leave the capital Mogadishu, saying it had received a “specific threat” against its employees. The move...

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November 5, 2017

Libyan Salafist-led force breaks up comic festival for ‘indecency’

A Libyan force that acts as an anti-crime unit in Tripoli said it had arrested the organisers of a comic festival for “acts of indecency and against public morals”....

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November 5, 2017

Iran says resignation of Lebanese PM will create tension in region

Iran said on Saturday that the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri would create tension in Lebanon and the region. Hariri accused Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah...

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November 5, 2017

Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed detained in corruption inquiry

Saudi authorities detained a billionaire global investor and the head of the National Guard as part of an anti-corruption purge that consolidates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s hold on power....

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November 5, 2017

US misled Britain over Iraq war, claims Brown

Gordon Brown has claimed the UK was “misled” over the Iraq war because the US defence department failed to pass on information casting doubt on Saddam Hussein’s destructive capability....

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