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  • July 6, 2017

    FM: Boycotting states want to change Qatar’s leadership

    Qatar’s foreign minister yesterday rejected what he called demands by other Gulf states for it to “surrender our sovereignty”. He made the remarks to reporters at the London headquarters...

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  • July 6, 2017

    UAE gives Egypt $11m surveillance system

    The UAE has transferred a €10 million ($11.4 million) surveillance system to Egypt, after approval from the French manufacturer. The system is designed to facilitate real-time surveillance of suspects,...

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  • July 6, 2017

    US laptop ban lifted off Qatar Airways

    Qatar Airways said today passengers travelling to the United States can now carry their laptops and other large electronics on board, ending a three month in-cabin ban on devices...

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  • July 6, 2017

    South Africa ruling party votes to downgrade ties with Israel

    The African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party of South Africa, voted on Tuesday in favour of downgrading South Africa’s diplomatic representation in Israel in protest of the occupation....

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  • July 6, 2017

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  • July 6, 2017

    Israel: Europe ‘provides a voice for terror’

    Israel has sent a strongly worded letter to European governments accusing them of providing “a voice for terror” ahead of meeting on the conditions in which Palestinian detainees are...

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  • July 6, 2017

    Erdogan sets a condition for Turkish troops to leave Qatar

    Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed support for Qatar amid Gulf tensions and claimed his troops will only be withdrawn if Qatar asks them to leave. “We remain loyal...

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  • July 6, 2017

    South Yemen leader accuses Muslim Brotherhood of turmoil

    In the first Southern Transitional Council meeting based in Aden yesterday, president of the council and former Aden governor Aidarous Al-Zubaidi accused the Islah party – which is aligned...

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  • July 6, 2017

    PA: Abbas’ visit to Egypt will go ahead

    The Palestinian Authority has denied reports that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has cancelled a planned visit by Mahmoud Abbas this weekend. Member of Fatah Central Committee, Mahmoud Al-Aloul,...

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  • July 6, 2017

    Syrians now obliged to fulfil military service

    The Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad has introduced amendments to a law covering military service, under which all those who were exempted or had their conscription postponed will now...

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