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June 9, 2017

Russian-Kurdish oil deal fuels wave of anger

The signing of a new oil deal between the Kurdish region in Iraq and Russia’s oil company, Rosneft, has provoked widespread anger and rejection from the Kurdish political forces,...

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June 9, 2017

Jordan joins Lebanon, Tunisia in boycott of Wonder Woman

Jordan is the latest country to ban the screening of the newly released Hollywood film, Wonder Woman, over Israeli actress Gal Gadot’s leading role. Wonder Woman was first banned...

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June 9, 2017

50 years of arrests, evictions and interrogations for Palestinian children

The condition of Palestinian children, who have lived under occupation for the last five decades, was the main concern raised at the congressional meeting held yesterday by Ramallah-based NGO...

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June 9, 2017

Egypt’s Sawiris loses appeal against Algeria

Egyptian telecommunications giant, Naguib Sawiris, has lost the arbitration proceedings against the Algerian state in which he claimed $5 billion in damages, according to a verdict issued by the...

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June 9, 2017

Erdogan ratifies legislation to deploy Turkish troops in Qatar

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ratified parliamentary legislation yesterday allowing the deployment of troops to Qatar. Turkey has had a military base in the Gulf State since April last...

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June 9, 2017

Britain elects its very first MP of Palestinian heritage

Britain elected its first MP of Palestinian heritage in yesterday’s general election. Layla Moran overturned a Conservative majority of almost 10,000 votes to win the Oxford West and Abingdon....

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June 9, 2017

Hamas denies having fighters outside Palestine

Hamas has denied recent allegations that it has fighters based outside Palestine, Anadolu has reported. An official from the movement stressed yesterday that its struggle is solely against the...

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June 9, 2017

Muslim World League suspends Al-Qaradawi’s membership

The Muslim World League today announced the suspension of Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi’s membership in its Islamic Fiqh Academy. This came in a statement issued by the league following the...

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June 9, 2017

Al-Azhar accused of ‘exploiting’ religion by supporting Qatar boycott

Egypt’s main Islamic authority has come out in support of the recent diplomatic and economic blockade on Qatar. Users on social media criticised the move as “exploiting the religion”...

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June 9, 2017

UK: May strikes deal with DUP, record female MPs elected

Theresa May has struck a deal with the Democratic Unionists (DUP) to allow her to form a government – May is expected to see the Queen at 12.30 today...

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