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November 2, 2017

PA seeks support to sue UK over Balfour Declaration

Palestinian Authority (PA) is seeking Arabic and Islamic support in order to prosecute the United Kingdom over the Balfour Declaration which promised a national homeland for Jews in Palestine,...

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November 2, 2017

UK in extradition bid for Manchester bomber’s brother in Libya

UK security authorities have filed an extradition request with their Libyan counterparts for the return of Hashem Abadi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber who killed 22 people...

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November 2, 2017

Iraq’s speaker rejects Shia militia’s participation in elections

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim Al-Jubouri yesterday called for the Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces not to be allowed to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying it is a military...

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November 2, 2017

Despite his talk of ‘reconciliation’, Abbas continues to act in Israel’s interests

The gradual release of the details of the proposed Palestinian unity government has reached its inevitable outcome. According to Israeli media, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will not include...

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November 2, 2017

Rights group: 1,000 civilians killed in Syria last month

Some 923 civilians were killed in Syria in October, the Syrian Human Rights Network revealed yesterday. In its periodic report, the network said it had documented the deaths of...

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November 2, 2017

Qatar defence minister meets South African president

Qatari Defence Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah yesterday met with South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa. The defence ministry said in a statement that the two...

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November 2, 2017

Sudanese authorities suspend publication of newspaper for two days

The Sudanese authorities suspended on Wednesday the publication of an independent local newspaper for two days for publishing a sarcastic article in October criticizing the harassment allegations against a...

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November 2, 2017

Bahrain accuses prominent opposition leader of spying for Qatar

The Bahraini judiciary yesterday accused imprisoned Shia leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, of communication with Qatar regarding potential future hostile acts in the Kingdom. The prosecution issued arrest warrants for...

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November 2, 2017

Seven bodies found in migrant boat off Libya

The bodies of seven migrants were discovered on Wednesday in a boat adrift off Libya while around 900 people were saved in operations in the southern Mediterranean, Italy’s coastguard...

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November 2, 2017

Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds

Iraqi forces threatened on Wednesday to resume operations to capture northern Kurdish-held territory after accusing authorities there of delaying handing over control of Iraq’s borders with Turkey, Iran and...

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