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October 9, 2017

Israel bars Hamas West Bank leaders from attending Cairo talks

Israel has refused to allow three Hamas leaders to leave the West Bank for Egypt to attend reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions in Cairo, a Hamas leader said. “Egyptian...

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October 9, 2017

Poor women in Jordan most vulnerable to death penalties

The World Coalition against the Death Penalty will focus this year’s World Day against the Death Penalty by looking at the close link between poverty and the death penalty...

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October 9, 2017

Thousands of Gazans watch Egypt qualify for World Cup

Hundreds of Palestinian teenagers, children, and women gathered to watch the recent football match between Egypt and Congo in which Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup, to be...

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October 9, 2017

Egypt seeks Israel’s permission for Hamas West Bank leaders to travel to Cairo

Egypt is trying to persuade Israel to allow Hamas leaders from the occupied West Bank to travel to Cairo in order to take part in Hamas-Fatah reconciliation talks slated...

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October 9, 2017

Al Jazeera ‘vindicated’, as Ofcom rejects all complaints about ‘The Lobby’

Al Jazeera has declared itself “vindicated”, after British regulatory body Ofcom rejected all complaints made against the channel’s undercover series ‘The Lobby’, broadcast in January. The four-episode investigation looked...

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October 9, 2017

Saudi insurance companies ordered to give all marketing roles to citizens

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has ordered insurance companies in the Kingdom only to employ Saudi citizens in marketing roles related to the sale of their products. A...

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October 9, 2017

Turkish troops support Free Syrian Army advance in Idlib, says Erdogan

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the Free Syrian Army is advancing quietly in the northern province of Idlib, as planned and with support from the...

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October 9, 2017

Egypt discusses the MFO’s role in Sinai

The Egyptian government’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy met yesterday in Cairo with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Director-General Robert Stephen Beecroft, where they discussed the MFO’s work...

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October 9, 2017

African Union mission killed 42 children in Somalia last year, claims UN report

A United Nations report has claimed that the African Union’s Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was responsible for killing 42 children last year. “Child casualties attributed to AMISOM primarily occurred...

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October 9, 2017

Iran’s ex-President Khatami banned from public appearances and meetings

The Iran Human Rights website has reported that security forces in the country have banned former president Mohammad Khatami “from making public appearances and receiving political guests for three...

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