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September 30, 2016

Abbas mourns Peres on anniversary of Al-Durrah’s murder

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended former Israeli leader Shimon Peres’ funeral today on the 16th anniversary of the murder of Palestinian child Muhammad Al-Durrah during the Second Intifada. 16...

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September 30, 2016

Omani truck with weapons for Houthis seized in Yemen

Local sources in Yemen have reported that an Omani truck that contained weapons for Houthi militias was seized in the Marib province in central Yemen last night. Local resistance...

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September 30, 2016

Qatar calls for forcing Israel to denuclearise

Qatar stressed the need for the denuclearisation of the Middle East and for Israel to be compelled to implement the appropriate international resolutions and to accede to the Non-Proliferation...

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September 30, 2016

Turkey: Kurdish involvement in Raqqa could trigger ‘sectarian battle’

Relying on Kurdish militias in an offensive to take the Syrian city of Raqqa from Daesh could trigger prolonged ethnic conflict and Arab fighters should instead form the core...

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September 30, 2016

Syrian refugee saves Canadian bride’s dress moments before her wedding

Moments before her wedding was due to start the zip on Jo Du’s dress broke. It was a Sunday and Du didn’t know where to find a tailor so...

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September 30, 2016

Egypt authorises Mubarak ally to be dropped from Interpol watchlist

Egypt has told Interpol and the European Union to drop charges against business tycoon Hussein Salem, an ally of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Salem’s family reached a reconciliation...

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September 30, 2016

Egyptian court orders temporary suspension of ruling on island transfer to Saudi

An Egyptian court accepted an appeal on Thursday against a June verdict that voided the agreement in which Egypt transferred the sovereignty of two Red Sea islands to Saudi...

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September 30, 2016

US lawmakers stumble on vetoed Saudi 9/11 bill

US lawmakers expressed doubts yesterday about legislation they forced on President Barack Obama, saying the new law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia could be narrowed to ease concerns about...

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September 30, 2016

Kuwait criticises Israeli stance on nuclear weapons

Kuwait yesterday reiterated its vision to have a nuclear weapon free Middle East. The Gulf state’s foreign ministry representative, Talal Al-Fasam, called for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

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September 30, 2016

Mauritanian parties meet for political dialogue

Political dialogue meetings between Mauritanian opposition and government parties have started this week, expected to last until 10 October. A number of discussion points will be raised in the...

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