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  • June 5, 2017

    African Union concludes Libya visit with Haftar meeting

    A delegation from the African Union has concluded its four-day mission in Libya by meeting armed forces commander-in-chief Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi. The only details released so far of...

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  • June 5, 2017

    The Saudis may have bought our weapons, but should not have bought our silence

    We need to talk about Saudi Arabia. We won’t, though, because this is something that both the British and American governments refuse to do, although they will talk endlessly...

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  • June 5, 2017

    52,765 companies fined in the UAE

    The UAE fined more than 50,000 private sector companies for incomplete work permit registrations or late renewals, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced over the weekend. The...

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  • June 5, 2017

    Sudan, US discuss lifting sanctions

    Sudan’s defence minister met with the United States military attaché yesterday to discuss next month’s expected decision by the US on whether to lift the economic sanctions imposed on...

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  • June 5, 2017

    Missing soldier’s family accuses Israel of racial discrimination

    More than 1,000 Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv last night to demand the release of an Israeli soldier who is thought to be being held in the Gaza Strip...

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  • June 5, 2017

    What if world leaders were refugees?

    Syrian artist, Abdulla Al-Omari’s latest exhibition stole the show in Germany, as he painted the leaders of the world as refugees in an art show highlighting the suffering of...

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  • June 5, 2017

    Libyan PM appoints new military commanders

    The Presidency Council has appointed its first two military commanders following its announcement last week that it will divide Libya into seven military regions as part of efforts to...

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  • June 5, 2017

    Israel to install 765 security cameras in Jerusalem

    The Israeli ministry of public security, the police command and the Jerusalem municipality are planning to install new security cameras in Jerusalem, Israel Hayom newspaper revealed yesterday. The paper...

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  • June 5, 2017

    Egypt: Morsi’s family visit him in prison for first time in 4 years

    Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s family was allowed to visit him in jail for the first time in four years. In a statement released by the family yesterday, Morsi...

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  • June 5, 2017

    Gulen to be stripped of Turkish citizenship

    Turkish authorities have said that the Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen will lose his citizenship if he fails to return to the country within three months. Gulen, who is alleged...

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