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September 7, 2016

PFLP: ‘We will not give in to Abbas’ threats’

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “cannot threaten to cut our allowances in order to put pressure on us to agree to postpone the elections”, Al-Resalah.net quoted a senior member of...

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September 7, 2016

Saudi-Iran Hajj spat intensifies

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) denounced Iranian accusations today that have sharply attacked Saudi Arabia over the annual Islamic pilgrimage, the Hajj. The GCC accused Tehran of seeking to...

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September 7, 2016

Morocco: More than 4,000 observers to oversee elections

Some 4,000 observers from 37 international and local organisations will oversee the Moroccan elections to be held on 7 October. The Moroccan Organisation for Human Rights, which oversees the...

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September 7, 2016

‘The Oppressed’!!

Fifty years have passed since the execution of the Islamic thinker Sayyid Qutb. All contacts and interventions made by many leaders (including King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and Iraq’s...

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September 7, 2016

Egypt to host Yemen aid conference in March

Egypt will host an international conference in March to coordinate humanitarian aid for Yemen, a minister in Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said yesterday. At least 10,000 people have been killed...

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September 7, 2016

Saudi says Syria ceasefire deal could be agreed

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir yesterday said there was a possibility of reaching an agreement on a ceasefire in Syria within 24 hours. Asked at a briefing with reporters...

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September 7, 2016

Egyptian MP: Women must undergo FGM to control men’s desires

Women must undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) to help curb men’s “sexual weakness”, an Egyptian MP said. Elhamy Agina added that the procedure would reduce women’s “sexual appetites”. Illegal...

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September 7, 2016

Dutch MP refuses to shake hands with Netanyahu

Dutch Member of Parliament Tunahan Kuzu today refused to shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter’s visit to the country. Video footage captured the moment Kuzu...

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September 7, 2016

Turkey ready to join US to recapture Raqqa

Turkey is in favour of joint military action with the US to capture the Syrian city of Raqqa from Daesh, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Speaking to...

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September 7, 2016

Egyptian parliament approves appointment of army general as supply minister

The Egyptian parliament yesterday approved the appointment of an army general as minister of supply and to replace Khaled Hanafi, who resigned from his post at the end of...

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