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June 16, 2017

Sisi increases military pensions for the sixth time

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has increased the salaries and pensions of military staff for the sixth time since becoming president, in the following instances: In November 2013 Al-Sisi...

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June 16, 2017

Repression of basic freedoms in Egypt is intensifying, says Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch said yesterday that the repression of basic freedoms in Egypt has intensified. The Egyptian authorities have arrested 50 political activists and blocked at least 62 websites...

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June 16, 2017

Funeral fund raises thousands for Syrian refugee killed in London fire

Thousands of pounds have been raised by a funeral fund set up for a Syrian refugee who was one of the first victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in...

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June 16, 2017

Tunisia’s ‘parallel economy’ costs the country $2 billion annually

A member of the Nidaa Tounes Party’s political committee has said that resisting corruption in Tunisia has to include reducing the “parallel economy” and drying up the sources of...

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June 16, 2017

Lieberman demands closure of Al-Jazeera bureau in Israel

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday that he backs the idea of closing the Israel bureau of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera Network. “There is no reason for Al-Jazeera...

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June 16, 2017

Move to criminalise BDS blocked by Swiss parliament

The Swiss parliament has blocked a move to criminalise the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign aimed at Israel’s abuse of human rights in occupied Palestine. Although MPs voted...

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June 16, 2017

‘Two arrested for assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh are living freely in the UAE’

The defendants were not given a fair and open trial after they were extradited from Jordan. The UAE authorities did not inform Al-Mabhouh’s family of progress of the interrogation...

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June 16, 2017

Tunisia backs Turkey’s role as mediator in Gulf-Qatar crisis

Tunisia is backing Turkey’s role as a mediator in the efforts to ease the Gulf-Qatar crisis, Foreign Minister Khamis Al-Jahnawi announced yesterday. The Turkish government is also seeking ways...

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June 16, 2017

EU sends €22 million to improve education in Sudan

The European Union mission in Sudan announced on Thursday that €22 million ($24.5 million) has been allocated to fund a programme to improve the quality of education in the...

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June 16, 2017

Netanyahu’s call to close UNRWA is an attack on refugee rights, say analysts

Palestinian political analysts have agreed that the demand by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)...

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