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May 30, 2017

UK anti-Semitism definition rejected by education union

The world’s largest higher education union has rejected a controversial definition of anti-Semitism, which the UK government adheres to, for conflating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. The definition, which...

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May 30, 2017

Protests continue in Tataouine, Tunisia

The wave of protests in the Tunisian province of Tataouine to demand development and jobs is still ongoing. The El Kamour sit-in is continuing in the desert of Tataouine...

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May 30, 2017

Morocco arrests leader of protests in Al-Hoceima

Authorities in Morocco today arrested the fugitive leader of a protest movement that has occupied the country’s northern Rif region for months. According to the prosecutor of the northern...

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May 30, 2017

Terrorism on the agenda at Egypt-Russia talks

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has held talks in Cairo with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu which focused on “the struggle against terrorism” and...

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May 30, 2017

Tunisia denies protecting corruption suspects

The Tunisian presidency has denied any political or partisan agreement that protects individuals suspected of corruption. “Any intervention for the benefit of these individuals or those arrested recently in...

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May 30, 2017

Houthis ban ‘tarawih’ prayers in Sana’a

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have banned the “tarawih” prayers in Sana’a, Gulf News has reported. The prayers are traditionally read in mosques after the usual night prayer...

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May 30, 2017

Israel arrests hundreds of Palestinians over Facebook posts

The Israeli occupation authorities have arrested and prosecuted hundreds of Palestinians since 2015 after analysing data on their Facebook pages and judging that they are potential “terrorists”, Haaretz revealed...

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May 30, 2017

Qatar deports Saudi citizen to Riyadh

Qatar announced on Monday that it has deported Saudi citizen Mohamed Al-Otaibi, 49, to Riyadh, Anadolu news agency has reported. An official source in the Qatari foreign ministry confirmed...

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May 30, 2017

Dubai Airport receives 30.5m passengers

The Dubai Airports Company revealed on Monday that the number of passengers traveling through Dubai International Airport rose by 9.2 per cent during the first four months of 2017,...

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May 30, 2017

Iraqi forces reach Syria border from western Mosul

Iraqi forces have advanced from western Mosul in Nineveh province to the border with Syria, a military source told Anadolu on Monday. “Popular Mobilisation Forces have now reached the...

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