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May 26, 2017

Pro-Haftar forces seize control of airbase from rival faction

Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar have taken control of an airbase in southern Libya following clashes with a rival faction from the Western city of Misrata, it...

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May 26, 2017

Iraq official admits to war crimes in Mosul

An Iraqi official has appeared to admit to and confirm his country’s armed forces committing war crimes in Mosul during a television broadcast, saying that such actions were acceptable...

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May 26, 2017

Iraqi committee challenges navigation agreement with Kuwait

An Iraqi parliamentary committee said on Wednesday that it will challenge the maritime navigation agreement with Kuwait. Committee Chairman, Mazen Al-Mazni, told a press conference held in the parliament...

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May 26, 2017

WHO: Largest medical aid shipment arrives in Yemen

The largest shipment of medical supplies since the beginning of the conflict in March 2015 reached Yemen, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced last night. In a post on...

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May 26, 2017

US lawmakers aim to block Trump-Saudi arms deal

US lawmakers introduced legislation yesterday seeking to stop at least a portion of President Donald Trump’s sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia. Republican Rand Paul and Democrats Chris Murphy...

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May 26, 2017

St. John Eye Hospital performs glaucoma surgery for Gaza patients

The St. John Eye Hospital has started to treat patients with glaucoma in its centres in the Gaza Strip. Glaucoma is one of the most difficult medical procedures to...

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May 26, 2017

Houthi incursion in to Saudi Arabia

Houthi fighters and the Yemeni Republican Guard entered the Saudi Arabian village of Mujazah and attacked an army barracks, reported Al-Masdar. The Yemeni forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah...

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May 26, 2017

Egypt rejects Mubarak appeal to unfreeze assets

A Cairo Court yesterday rejected an appeal filed by ousted President, Hosni Mubarak, and his two sons, Gamal and Alaa, against the prosecution’s order to freeze more than 61...

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May 26, 2017

26 Copts killed in ambush by militants in Minya

Gunmen have killed at least 26 Coptic Christians and wounded 25 others as they were driving to a monastery in the Minya province, south of the capital Cairo, Essam...

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May 26, 2017

Israel to separate Arab neighbourhoods from Jerusalem

Israeli sources revealed a “secret plan” to separate the Shuafat refugee camp, northeast of Jerusalem and Kafr Aqab, north of the city, from the Jerusalem Municipality, in an effort...

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