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  • September 19, 2017

    Egypt to restructure Libya’s army under Haftar’s command

    Egypt yesterday announced the reorganisation of the Libyan National Army, which is affiliated to the Tobruk-based House of Representatives in the east of the country, under the command of...

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  • September 19, 2017

    The Algerian army and political drought

    There is apparently never-ending talk about Article 102 of the Algerian Constitution, which provides for the president to step down in the event that he is incapable of carrying...

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  • September 19, 2017

    WHO: 700,000 cases of cholera in Yemen

    Some 700,000 suspected cases of cholera have hit Yemen, with the outbreak showing no signs of rescinding, the WHO has reported. In its plan to tackle the disease, the...

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  • September 19, 2017

    Hamas calls on Abbas to stop punishing Gaza

    Hamas Spokesman Fawzi Barhoum called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to revoke measures taken against the Gaza Strip after his movement dissolved the administrative committee, Quds...

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  • September 19, 2017

    US envoy: Our relations with Israel ‘deep and complex’

    US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman described Washington’s relationship with Tel Aviv as “deep, complex and similar to two members of the same family,” Quds Press reported yesterday. Speaking...

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  • September 19, 2017

    Sudan: Military link with Ethiopia a pillar of stability in the region

    “Military relations between Sudan and Ethiopia are key to achieving stability in the two countries and the region,” Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir said yesterday. This came during his meeting...

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  • September 19, 2017

    Israel’s information war

    Like “information warfare” generally, Israel’s information war takes a number of forms. On the one hand it disseminates information in order to discredit its enemies and possibly even blackmail...

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  • September 19, 2017

    Italy begins training Libyan navy and coastguard

    Italy yesterday received 87 Libyan navy and coastguard personnel as part of a European training programme aimed at improving Libya’s capabilities to combat smuggling and human trafficking across the...

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  • September 19, 2017

    Twins for Palestinian prisoner whose sperm was smuggled out of jail

    The wife of a Palestinian prisoner gave birth to twins yesterday after his sperm was smuggled out of prison, Quds Press reported. “The prisoner Qasim Al-Akleek, who is being...

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  • September 19, 2017

    Palestinians petition Israeli Supreme Court to return bodies of slain family members

    The families of three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in June have petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court to have the bodies of their relatives released for burial, according...

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