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August 16, 2017

UAE-backed German airline declares bankruptcy

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Etihad Airways announced yesterday that it would halt its financial support for Germany’s Air Berlin, which recently filed for bankruptcy after many years of...

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August 16, 2017

UAE email leaks reveal Emirati ambitions

Global Leaks, a hacking group, continues to release parts of the letters obtained from the email of UAE ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al-Otaiba. The latest letters published showed that...

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August 16, 2017

Alt-right darling, Bannon, on the brink of White House exit

For months, US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser and his chief strategist have battled for influence behind the scenes, and their feud may force another shake-up at the...

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August 16, 2017

New protections for Saudi women

According to the Saudi Newspaper Okaz, during the last ten days the Saudi Ministry of Justice issued four important decisions and proposals to limit the abuse of women. The...

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August 16, 2017

Report: Al-Assad used chemical weapons 5 times after Khan Shaykhun

The non-governmental organisation, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, said that it had recorded the use of chemical weapons five times by the Syrian regime after the attack that...

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August 16, 2017

Syrian opposition groups reject PYD efforts to promote federalism

Several Syrian opposition organizations have rejected efforts by the Kurdish force, the PYD – a Kurdish political party – and the Syrian Democratic Council that aims at establishing a federal...

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August 16, 2017

War room 2.0? US Air Force upgrades Middle East command centres

With its wall-sized screens simultaneously showing America’s air wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, this war room at the heart of America’s biggest military campaigns is already something of...

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August 16, 2017

Saudi Prince catches some rays in Bodrum

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August 16, 2017

Tillerson raps some US allies for religious freedom violations, slams Daesh

US allies including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain did not uphold principles of religious freedom in 2016, while Daesh has carried out “genocide” against religious minorities, Secretary of State Rex...

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August 16, 2017

Hassan Rouhani speaks to parliament

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