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October 9, 2017

Trump derides Corker for Iran deal; Corker strikes back

US President Donald Trump blamed Senator Bob Corker for the Iran nuclear deal on Sunday in a series of derisive Twitter posts that drew a sharp comeback from the...

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October 9, 2017

Turkish army surveys Syria’s Idlib before deployment

A Turkish army reconnaissance team scouted out Syria’s Idlib province on Sunday, a senior Syrian rebel said, before an expected military operation to impose peace in the bitterly contested...

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October 8, 2017

Trump wants to give peace ‘a shot’ before moving US embassy to Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Saturday that he wanted to give peace between Israel and Palestine a chance before following through on his controversial election...

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October 8, 2017

Iran warns US against imposing further sanctions

Iran warned the United States against designating its Revolutionary Guards Corp as a terrorist group and said US regional military bases would be at risk if further sanctions were...

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October 8, 2017

5 suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen by drone strike

Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed by a drone strike in Yemen’s Marib province early on Sunday, residents said. The men were hit while travelling in a car...

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October 8, 2017

Final assault on Daesh in Raqqa to ‘start Sunday’

A final assault on Daesh’s last line of defence in its former Syrian capital Raqqa should begin on Sunday night, a field commander for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),...

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October 8, 2017

Syria army encircles Daesh in al-Mayadin

Syria’s army and its allies have encircled Daesh in the city of al-Mayadin, southeast of Deir al-Zor, in eastern Syria, a Syrian military source said on Sunday. Al-Mayadin is...

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October 8, 2017

Lifting Sudan sanctions to yield positive but gradual effect – finance minister

Sudan’s economy is headed towards gradual recovery, Finance Minister Mohamed Othman Rukabi said at a forum on Saturday, just one day after the US lifted its 20-year-old economic sanctions...

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October 8, 2017

Gunman attacks Saudi security forces at gate of Jeddah royal palace

Two Saudi guards were shot dead and three others injured on Saturday morning when a man drove up to the gate of the royal palace in Jeddah and began...

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October 8, 2017

Qatar orders aid to private sector as sanctions hurt economy

Qatar’s government announced measures to help private sector businesses on Saturday after its economy was hurt by sanctions imposed by other Arab states. Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser...

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