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  • June 14, 2017

    US places long-range rocket launchers in Syria

    The US military has moved a new truck-mounted, long-range rocket launcher from Jordan to a US base in Tanf, Syria near the Iraqi and Jordanian borders, stepping up its...

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  • June 14, 2017

    Egypt approves Red Sea island transfer to Saudi Arabia

    Egypt’s parliament today backed plans to hand over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia under an agreement that has attracted widespread public criticism. House of Representatives Speaker,...

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  • June 14, 2017

    The Gulf crisis and the Palestinian cause

    We cannot examine the effects of the Gulf crisis and the subsequent boycott and blockade of Qatar on the Palestinian issue and components in isolation from the strategic context...

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  • June 14, 2017

    UAE slammed for excluding Western Sahara from map of Morocco

    A Moroccan rights activist has criticised Abu Dhabi TV channel for broadcasting a map of Morocco which does not include the Western Sahara. In an interview with Quds Press, human...

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  • June 14, 2017

    Houthi forces attack Saudi warship

    Houthi forces attacked a Saudi warship on the southwestern coast of Mocha, Yemen Agency News reported. Forces loyal to former President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and the popular committees units...

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  • June 14, 2017

    Israeli NGO warns of worsening health conditions in Gaza

    Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI) yesterday demanded medicines and all basic needs of the people of the Gaza Strip be allowed entry into the besieged enclave, warning...

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  • June 14, 2017

    Invisible Qataris trapped in no man’s land

    A family of eight are trapped in no man’s land between warring neighbours Qatar and Saudi Arabia, it emerged last night. Conditions for members of the Al-Marri family are...

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  • June 14, 2017

    Flights to Qatar can cross UAE, Saudi airspace

    Airplanes travel to or from Doha can now travel across UAE airspace, the General Civil Aviation Authority said yesterday. Only aircrafts which are registered in Qatar are banned from...

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  • June 14, 2017

    Israel extends ban on reunification of Palestinian families

    The Israeli Knesset extended for another year the Citizenship and Entry Law, which prohibits issuing entry permits to Israel under the family reunification application. Commenting on the extension, a...

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  • June 14, 2017

    Egypt: Gulf siege against Qatar should include Turkey

    The Egyptian president has called on allies in the Gulf to escalate the diplomatic row with Qatar to include Turkey, the New Arab reported. According to the news outlet,...

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