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September 18, 2017

In order to thwart the Israeli ‘resolution plan’

A few days ago, one of the most prominent Israeli right-wing MKs announced what he claimed to be a “resolution plan” to annex the occupied West Bank to Israel...

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September 18, 2017

Lebanon parliament speaker proposes holding election in 2017

Lebanon’s parliament speaker today proposed holding a legislative election before the end of the year, bringing it forward from May 2018. The proposal “supports the national interest … [and...

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September 18, 2017

France pushes new Syria initiative at UN

France today warned that the status quo in Syria risked leading to the country’s permanent fragmentation and opening the door to new radical Islamist groups unless UN Security Council...

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September 18, 2017

Kurdish referendum set to plunge Iraq into existential crisis

As the Iraqi Kurdish administration continues to defy international opinion by pressing ahead with its plans to hold an advisory independence referendum next Monday, Iraq’s two most powerful neighbouring...

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September 18, 2017

Egypt adds 215 anti-coup activists to list of ‘terrorists’

An Egyptian court today added the names of 215 regime opponents to its official list of “terrorists”. According to reports in the state press, the additions included Mohamed Wahdan,...

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September 18, 2017

Saudi to increase oil prices by 80%

Saudi Arabia is planning to increase domestic oil prices by 80 per cent as early as this November in its ongoing effort to curtail government spending spurred by the...

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September 18, 2017

Supreme Court in Iraq orders suspension of Kurdish referendum

The Supreme Court today ruled to suspend the planned Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq, a court official said. There was no immediate response from the Kurdish Regional Government...

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September 18, 2017

3,000 settlers storm Ibrahimi Mosque

More than 3,000 settlers stormed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern occupied West Bank town of Hebron last night to mark a Jewish holiday. The Hebrew news site 0404...

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September 18, 2017

Morocco ‘rejects’ HRW report on security crackdown on Rif protests

The Moroccan government has responded to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on the events in Al-Hoceima by blasting it as full of “unfounded allegations”. The Inter-Ministerial Delegation for...

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September 18, 2017

Egypt forces university students to salute national flag

Egypt’s public universities started the academic year yesterday by forcing all students to salute the flag, in an effort to boost patriotism, according to Ahram Online. The new tradition,...

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