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July 10, 2017

Lieberman denies Hamas-Israel prisoner swap

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has denied media reports about a “breakthrough” in the prisoner swap it is negotiating with Hamas, Ynet News reported yesterday. According to the deal...

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July 10, 2017

Israel sentences leading female Palestine activists to administrative detention

Israeli military authorities have issued a three-month administrative detention sentence against the head of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, Khitam Al-Saafin, Palestinian rights groups have said. Head of...

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July 10, 2017

Yemen, India meet to discuss relations

Yemen’s deputy prime minister will be touching down in India for a meeting with government officials, reported Suryaa. Abdulmalik Abduljalil Al-Mekhlafi’s official visit is due to begin today and...

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July 10, 2017

Saudi Arabia allows Qatar’s diplomats to return

Saudi Arabia has allowed the Qatari officials who used to serve in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s Secretariat General to return to the kingdom. The decision came after a...

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July 10, 2017

Report: Iranian weapons factories in Lebanon

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has established weapons factories in Lebanon, 50 metres below ground and fortified them against airstrikes, French magazine Intelligence Online reported yesterday. One of the...

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July 10, 2017

Arab ambassador apologises to Israel for UNESCO vote

An Arab UNESCO envoy has apologised to his Israeli counterpart Carmel Shama-Hacohen for being unable to vote against a Palestinian motion in favour of Hebron’s Old City becoming a...

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July 10, 2017

Austria bars Turkish minister from event

Austria has barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend an event marking the anniversary of last year’s failed coup in Turkey, a spokesman for...

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July 10, 2017

Heavy clashes break out east of Libya’s capital

Heavy clashes erupted on Sunday between rival factions on the coastal road east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, according to a witness and local reports. The clashes broke out...

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July 10, 2017

US Tillerson praises Turkish ‘courage’ during coup attempt

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday praised the courage of the Turkish people in defending democracy from an attempted coup almost exactly a year ago, although he...

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July 10, 2017

Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul ‘victory’

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their “victory” over Daesh after nearly nine months of urban warfare, bringing an...

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