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May 12, 2017

Saudi Arabia unveils new sophisticated drone

The King AbdulAziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has revealed a new programme to develop a sophisticated drone called Saqr 1 which has military capabilities. KACST President, Prince...

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May 12, 2017

Ghannouchi calls on Tunisians to use dialogue to solve problems

The head of Tunisia’s Ennahda movement, Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi, has called on Tunisian protesters to preserve the freedoms they have acquired through the revolution and preserve the country’s wealth...

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May 12, 2017

Egyptian lady, famous for belly dancing, to run for president

An Egyptian academic, who sparked controversy when she posted a video on Facebook showing herself belly dancing, has announced that she will run for president in Egypt’s 2018 election....

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May 12, 2017

Red Cross visits Barghouthi in solitary

A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) yesterday visited Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi in his solitary confinement cell in the Gilboa prison, near Nazareth in...

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May 12, 2017

Netanyahu postpones meeting over settlements to avoid friction with Trump

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, postponed a meeting designed to approve West Bank settlement building projects, Thursday. A senior official told Haaretz that Netanyahu’s office had asked that the meeting...

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May 12, 2017

US $2bn sale of missiles to Emirates approved

The US State Department approved a $2 billion sale of missiles to the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon said yesterday. The sale would include 60 Patriot PAC-3 missiles made...

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May 12, 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury prays for Trump to push for peace in Middle East

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said that Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East could be decisive while praying for him to have the “determination and courage”...

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May 12, 2017

With tunnel lifeline cut, pressure mounts on Syrian rebel enclave

For nearly four years, food, fuel and medicine have travelled across frontlines into the besieged eastern suburbs of Damascus through a network of underground tunnels. But an army offensive...

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May 12, 2017

Assad says de-escalation zones chance for opposition to ‘reconcile’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that de-escalation zones proposed by his ally Russia were a chance for rebels to “reconcile” with Damascus and drive out Islamist militants, but vowed...

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May 12, 2017

Sudan’s PM reshuffles cabinet, replaces economic ministers

Sudanese Prime Minister Hassan Saleh announced a new government on Thursday, with changes to economic ministers including the oil, investment and finance chiefs. Sudan’s constitution was amended in December...

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