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October 20, 2017

Yemeni Scholars Association rejects Ansar Allah’s curriculum changes

The Yemeni Scholars Association has unveiled an attempt by Ansar Allah (Houthis) to change the educational curricula to one with a “sectarian” background. “The Houthi group has continued to...

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October 19, 2017

Erdogan questions US partnership over visa row

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday questioned the sincerity of the US strategic partnership with Turkey following a recent visa row. The row was sparked on 8 October, when...

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October 19, 2017

France condemns Israeli settlement plans

France condemned on Thursday Israeli authorities’ recent decision to build some 3,000 new housing units in West Bank settlements including, for the first time since 2002, in the heart of...

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October 19, 2017

Iran’s Guards say missile programme will accelerate despite pressure

Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Thursday its ballistic missile programme would accelerate despite US and European Union pressure to suspend it, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported....

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October 19, 2017

British MPs urge UK government to take action on Gaza

Some 60 British MPs and Peers have signed a letter to the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development Alistair Burt, urging him to take action to alleviate the...

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October 19, 2017

Ghannouchi: MENA in a worst state today than before Arab Spring

The leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda Party Rached Ghannouchi described his disappointment over the fruits of the Arab Spring saying that the region is in a worse state today than...

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October 19, 2017

Syria: Recipes from Home

Syria has become overshadowed by the clutches of conflict and war, leaving millions scattered across the world. Yet amidst the destruction, Syrian culinary culture has endured, because wherever they...

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October 19, 2017

To appease Russia, US seeks to prolong enquiry into Syria chemical weapons use

The US has submitted a resolution to extend the UN investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria in order to conclusively determine who is behind the attack,...

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October 19, 2017

Russian oil giant expands into Iraq’s Kurdish region

Rosneft, the famed Russian oil company, has signed a contract with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to develop five oil blocks, solidifying ties with the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in...

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October 19, 2017

Israel: Lieberman seeks $1.15bn increase in defence budget

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman called his ministry to receive an additional 4 billion shekels ($1.15 billion) in its budget in order to confront the Iranian threat, Israeli media...

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