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November 5, 2016

Turkish lira depreciates following day of unrest

The Turkish lira plunged to historic lows today against the US dollar as markets took fright following the government’s arrest of pro-Kurdish members of parliament and the a bomb...

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November 5, 2016

Palestinian succumbs to wounds sustained in a 2002 Israeli raid

A Palestinian man yesterday succumbed to wounds that he sustained during a raid by Israeli forces in Nablus city in 2002. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement...

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November 4, 2016

Tunisian MPs call for ban on civilians being tried in military courts

Tunisia’s ruling Nida Tounes party has proposed an amendment to the Penal Code in order to abolish the trial of civilians in military courts. Twenty members of the party...

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November 4, 2016

Israel postpones temporary expansion of Gaza fishing zone

Israeli authorities once again postponed the expansion of the Gaza Strip’s fishing zone yesterday, pushing it back three days. The head of the media unit at the public committee...

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November 4, 2016

Tourist numbers down in Tunisia

Tourism revenues in Tunisia were down eight per cent in the first nine months of the year when compared to the same period last year, official figures have shown....

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November 4, 2016

EU expresses concern over terror attacks in Turkey

The European Union expressed concerns over the terrorist attack on a police station in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakir province that left nine people dead today. “The EU is very disquieted...

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November 4, 2016

Oil production could rise as Saudi and Iran clash

Disputes between Saudi Arabia and rival Iran resurfaced at a meeting of OPEC experts last week, with Riyadh saying it could raise oil output steeply to bring prices down...

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November 4, 2016

Egypt arrests militants, blames Brotherhood for unrest

Egyptian authorities revealed today that they arrested members of two recently emerged militant groups, along with weapons, explosives and evidence that the organisations had been set up by the...

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November 4, 2016

Iraq: Fighting reaches outskirts of Mosul

The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have claimed that they have taken control of six districts in eastern Mosul, in clashes that can now be said to be taking place...

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November 4, 2016

3 US troops killed by Jordanian security forces

Three US military trainers were shot dead in Jordan today when the car they were in failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired...

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