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  • May 31, 2017

    Chief of province of Coptic massacre removed

    Egypt has removed the security chief of a south Cairo province where Daesh militants killed 29 Christians who were travelling to a remote monastery last week. According to an...

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  • May 31, 2017

    Norwegian unions’ full BDS policy leads the way

    The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) voted through a ground-breaking motion earlier this month. It pushes the boundaries in the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel....

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  • May 31, 2017

    Sudan ratifies ban on Egyptian produce

    Sudan’s cabinet has renewed a total ban imposed last March on the import of agricultural and animal products from Egypt, the state news agency SUNA announced yesterday. The cabinet...

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  • May 31, 2017

    UN calls on Algeria, Morocco to help stranded Syrian refugees

    The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) yesterday urged Algeria and Morocco to assure safe passage to the dozens of Syrian refugees who are stranded along the border between the...

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  • May 31, 2017

    Sacked Algerian minister fights for innocence

    The Algerian minister of tourism and handicraft who was sacked 48 hours after being appointed has fought back to prove his innocence by submitting documents that detail his clean...

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  • May 31, 2017

    Denmark to stop funding Palestinian NGO’s

    The Danish Foreign Ministry has ordered an investigation into donations to non-governmental organisations operating in the Palestinian territories, following pressure from Israel. No further donations will be approved until...

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  • May 31, 2017

    UAE-Yemeni troops battle for Aden airport

    Heavy fighting broke out in the early hours of this morning for the control of Aden Airport, reported journalist Iona Craig. Heavy fight this a.m over control of Aden...

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  • May 31, 2017

    UK ‘could have done more’ to prevent Libya chaos

    A UK Foreign Office minister has admitted that the UK “could have done more” to prevent Libya’s descent into chaos after NATO’s intervention in 2011 that brought the end to ousted...

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  • May 31, 2017

    Israel rejects Palestinian ‘family unification’ requests

    The Israeli Interior Minister, Aryeh Deri, has refused to grant 449 Palestinians permits to be reunited with their families in Israel, Haaretz reported. The paper quoted Deri as saying...

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  • May 31, 2017

    Israel interior minister questioned in tax fraud case

    Israel’s Minister of the Interior, Aryeh Deri, and his wife, Yaffa, were questioned by police on Monday in connection with a corruption probe, Israeli media has reported. Senior officials...

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