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October 18, 2017

US firm to build solar plants in Gaza

The Gaza Strip will have three new solar energy plants operating by April, the US-based energy firm behind the project said yesterday, providing the territory with some relief from...

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October 18, 2017

Russia agrees to limited Israel demands in Syria

Russia has agreed to Israeli demands that a buffer zone in Syria in which Iranian forces and Hezbollah fighters are not allowed to operate should be widened. Israel reportedly...

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October 18, 2017

US Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo detainee’s case

The US Supreme Court yesterday refused a request by a Saudi prisoner in Guantanamo Bay that it take up his case. He is accused of masterminding the bombing of...

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October 18, 2017

Egyptian military court reduces sentences against 34 Brotherhood defendants

An Egyptian military court has reduced the life sentences imposed on 34 defendants to between five and seven years, their lawyer has told Anadolu. They had originally been found...

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October 18, 2017

UAE pilots killed in Yemen

Two Emirati pilots were killed after their aircraft crashed in Yemen, Emirates News Agency reported yesterday. The General Command of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces announced the death...

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October 18, 2017

Concerned about misuse, Germany cancels security training for Egypt

German police have cancelled a scheduled workshop with Egyptian security officials on how to monitor extremist websites for fear they would use the skills acquired to target other groups...

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October 18, 2017

Qatar to host 11th Syria donor meeting

The 11th meeting of Syria Major Donors will be held in Qatar today under the chairmanship of the UN Secretary-General’s Humanitarian Envoy, Dr Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Meraikhi. This...

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October 18, 2017

Palestinian student champion of Arab Reading Challenge

A Palestinian student was crowned champion of the Arab Reading Challenge today. Now in its second year, the competition saw seven million entrants vie for the awards in Dubai,...

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October 18, 2017

Kurdish leader accuses rivals of helping Iraqi army to control Kirkuk

The President of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, accused certain parties among the Kurds on Tuesday of paving the way ahead of Iraqi government forces taking control of...

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October 18, 2017

Sisi meets head of World Jewish Congress in Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday met with the head of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) Ronald Lauder in Cairo where they discussed the Middle East peace process and...

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