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September 18, 2016

Weekly News Roundup – 16 September 2016

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September 18, 2016

Guantanamo prisoner says Saudi royal urged attacks on US

An accused al-Qaeda bomb maker told the US military that he believed a member of the Saudi royal family helped to recruit him to carry out attacks on the...

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September 18, 2016

Egypt opens Rafah crossing for return of Gazan pilgrims

Egyptian authorities on Sunday exceptionally opened the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow Palestinian pilgrims to cross into the blockaded territory. “The terminal was opened for one...

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September 18, 2016

Israel deploys troops to Hebron after alleged attacks

Israel’s military has sent an extra battalion to Hebron in the occupied West Bank after a spike in alleged attacks over the weekend. “In accordance with situation assessments following...

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September 18, 2016

Israel says will not allow escalation in Golan Heights

Following heightened tensions on the Syrian border in the past week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Sunday he will not allow any escalation in the occupied Golan Heights....

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September 18, 2016

Hamas says deputy leader Haniyeh to return to Gaza

Palestinian group Hamas has reiterated that the group’s deputy leader, Ismail Haniyeh, will return to the Gaza Strip following his current visit to Qatar. Haniyeh left Gaza earlier this...

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September 18, 2016

Egyptian court approves asset freezes in high-profile NGO trial

An Egyptian court on Saturday approved a freeze on the assets of five prominent human rights activists and three non-governmental organisations, the latest twist in a five-year-old case in...

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September 18, 2016

Israel’s Iron Dome shoots down two ‘projectiles’ fired from Syria

Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defence system on Saturday shot down two stray “projectiles” fired during fighting in Syria’s civil war, Israel’s military said. There has been frequent spillover of...

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September 18, 2016

Egypt to send team to Russia as trade tensions increase

Egypt will send a team to Russia at the end of September to discuss a ban placed on Egyptian agricultural exports, the Ministry of Trade said in a statement...

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September 18, 2016

Rouhani: Iran supports any move to stabilise oil market

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran supports any move to stabilise the global oil market and lift prices, the Iranian oil ministry news agency SHANA quoted him as saying...

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