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August 30, 2016

UN paid Assad millions of dollars

The UN has awarded contracts worth tens of millions of dollars to people closely associated with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad as part of an aid programme, a Guardian investigation has...

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August 30, 2016

Microsoft Bing translates Daesh as Saudi Arabia

Social media users in Saudi Arabia have called for a boycott of Microsoft after its Bing search engine translated Daesh, the acronym used for the Islamic State, into Saudi...

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August 30, 2016

Saudi to pay for 1,000 Palestinians to perform Hajj

Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz issued a royal grant to 1,000 relatives of Palestinian martyrs to perform the Hajj this year, Quds Press reported. The Saudi minister of endowment,...

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August 30, 2016

Lieberman defends soldiers who killed unarmed Palestinians

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman defended two Israeli soldiers who unjustifiably killed Palestinians, the Anadolu Agency reported. During a visit to the Negev, near the borders with the Gaza...

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August 30, 2016

Israeli forces raid school in Nablus, arrest 5 students

Israeli occupation forces raided Oreef School, a Palestinian school in the West Bank city of Nablus, today, arresting five students, Quds Press reported. Teacher Sameeh Al-Saifi said occupation forces...

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August 30, 2016

Iran deploys defence system to protect its nuclear facilities

Iran has deployed S-300 surface-to-air missile defence system which it received from Russia, at its Fordow nuclear facility, Iran’s state TV reported. The TV aired a video report showing...

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August 30, 2016

Second presidential council member ends boycott of Libya’s unity government

A member of Libya’s presidential council has said that he plans to end his boycott of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord, giving a boost to the role of...

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August 30, 2016

Iraqi provincial council dismisses governor over corruption allegations

The Council of Anbar Province in Iraq dismissed Governor Suhaib Al-Rawi on Monday over alleged financial and administrative corruption allegations. Council member Arkan Khalf Al-Tarmouz told Anadolu news agency...

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August 30, 2016

New cabinet takes office in Tunisia

The new Tunisian government headed by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed took office on Monday during a ceremony held in the city of Carthage. Former Prime Minister Habib Essid handed...

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August 30, 2016

UN bodies call for improved access to building material in Gaza

Sixteen UN bodies have called for an increase in the flow of construction materials and funding into the Gaza Strip to improve the enclave’s humanitarian situation. Around half of...

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