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May 23, 2016

Syrian security sources: 60,000 died in prisons

At least 60,000 people have died as a result of torture and ill-treatment in Syrian prisons since the outbreak of the unrest in the country five years ago, the...

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May 23, 2016

Egypt approves customs agreement with Russia

The Egyptian Plan and Budget Committee has approved a customs agreement with Moscow. Egypt’s Customs Authority Commissioner, Magdi Abdul Aziz, said that Russia was still imposing taxes on Egyptian...

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May 23, 2016

French PM in Israel and Palestine to push peace initiative forward

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls began a visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday in support of France’s peace initiative. Valls denied reports that Paris had...

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May 23, 2016

Netanyahu, Lieberman discuss death penalty for Palestinian prisoners

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of Yisrael Beitenu Avigdor Lieberman are nearing a deal to execute Palestinians involved in fighting the occupation, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported yesterday....

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May 23, 2016

Merkel hopeful about refugee deal with Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated that she is still optimistic regarding the success of the EU-Turkish deal on refugees, German daily Allgemeine Zeitung reported yesterday. According to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed...

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May 23, 2016

Taliban denies US claims that leader was killed

Washington announced yesterday that it killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a drone attack in Pakistan on Saturday, claims denied by the Taliban, Al Jazeera reported. Speaking on...

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May 23, 2016

‘Lebanon is ready for parliamentary elections’

The Lebanese interior ministry is ready to “conduct parliamentary elections on time”, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed yesterday reported Minister Nohad El Machnouk saying. He noted that reaching a deal on the...

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May 23, 2016

British historian boycotts prestigious Israeli award

British historian Catherine Hall has turned down a prestigious Israeli award, citing political reasons. Hall, a feminist historian and Professor of Modern British Social and Cultural History at University...

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May 23, 2016

Palestinian factions welcome Egyptian call to host Palestinian reconciliation talks

Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip yesterday welcomed a call by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi to resume Egypt’s efforts to achieve internal Palestinian reconciliation, Quds Press reported. Islamic...

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May 23, 2016

Egypt expects oil investments worth $80bn by 2021

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources expects investments of $80 billion over the next six years. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the expansion of Misr Fertilizer Production...

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