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May 16, 2017

Tehran mayor Qalibaf quits presidential race, backs hardliner Raisi

Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf dropped out of Iran’s presidential race on Monday and said he would back hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi’s bid to unseat President Hassan Rouhani in...

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May 16, 2017

Palestinian fisherman’s body returned by Israel

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May 16, 2017

Zomlot: Two-state solution must be basis for any Trump peace effort

Just days ahead of President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip, the Palestinian envoy to the United States said any new Israeli-Palestinian peace push must be based on a two-state...

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May 16, 2017

Iran’s elections

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May 15, 2017

Egypt says Trump to visit Cairo at earliest opportunity

Egypt said on Monday that US President Donald Trump had told President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a phone call that he wanted to visit Cairo at the earliest opportunity...

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May 15, 2017

US accuses Syria of executing prisoners, hiding evidence

The United States has evidence Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s government has built a crematorium at a large military prison outside the capital Damascus, a State Department official said today....

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May 15, 2017

Egypt borrows $500m from China

Banque Misr, the second largest state-owned bank, has signed a $500 million loan agreement with the China Development Bank (CDB) to strengthen its foreign liquidity position, according to an...

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May 15, 2017

The Nakba Explained

15 May 1948 marks the Nakba, the Catastrophe inflicted upon the Palestinian people by the Zionists. To the Israelis though, the date marks the establishment of the Jewish State....

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May 15, 2017

France donates €2m to support Yemen’s cholera crisis

France has today allocated €2 million in aid to support the emergency healthcare needs in Yemen in response to the state of emergency which was declared after an outbreak...

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May 15, 2017

Hamas and Iran: A new era?

As the reactions to Hamas’ new charter continue apace, one important omission or at least something that has been under-reported is Hamas’ relationship with Iran. Long regarded as strong...

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