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October 5, 2017

Turkey: ‘Palestine refugees face unimaginable hardships’

During a visit to the Gaza Strip, the Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz said yesterday that the Palestinian refuses “face unimaginable hardships”, an UNRWA statement has said. “I...

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October 5, 2017

Tolerable and intolerable terrorism; what can be done?

Terrorism is an apparently inescapable phenomenon that affects us all. Despite severe human losses and suffering the world seems to be less cohesive in addressing this genuine threat that...

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October 5, 2017

Jordan accuses prostitute of recruiting Daesh fighters

Jordanian media sources reported that the State Security Court in the capital city Amman held a hearing for a woman, said to be a prostitute, who is accused of...

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October 5, 2017

Dahlan: Two-state solution impossible, national unity more pressing

Mohammad Dahlan, the former senior Fatah official turned bitter rival to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has said that Palestinians should prioritise healing the internal divisions, rather than focus on...

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October 5, 2017

Saudi Arabia arrests 46 for ‘stirring divisions’

Saudi authorities revealed yesterday they had arrested 22 people, including a Qatari national, for using social media to spread dissent. Another 24 people were detained in the northern Hail...

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October 5, 2017

Jordan: 11 sentenced for promoting terror ideologies

A court in Jordan sentenced 11 people to hard labour for promoting and trying to join terrorist groups, Assabeel newspaper reported yesterday. Seven others were sentenced to hard labour...

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October 5, 2017

Sudan to open humanitarian corridor to deliver aid to South Sudan

The Sudanese government has agreed to open humanitarian corridors to deliver food aid to South Sudan, the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation deputy commissioner said yesterday. “I have received...

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October 5, 2017

EU MPs regret not condemning human rights abuses in Egypt

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have regretted what they called the lack of “a resolution condemning the continuing violations against human rights in Egypt”. The Alliance of Liberals and...

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October 5, 2017

Turkey opens largest overseas military base in Somalia

Turkey opened its largest overseas military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday. The military base will serve as an academy where nearly 200 Turkish troops will be...

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October 5, 2017

Iraq eases financial restrictions on Kurdistan region

Iraq’s central bank yesterday eased financial restrictions imposed on the Kurdistan region, after receiving a cooperation pledge from Kurdish banks, an Iraqi banking source said. Dollar and foreign currency...

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