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May 4, 2017

Israel cuts back financial aid to UN over UNESCO vote

Israel said on Wednesday it will cut back $1 million in aid for UNESCO in response to a recent resolution which is critical of Israeli policy in Jerusalem. The...

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May 4, 2017

Al-Sisi and Bin Zayd discuss Libya and terrorism

Egyptian President Al-Sisi arrived in the UAE on Wednesday for a two-day visit where he was welcomed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of...

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May 4, 2017

Sudan’s opposition PNP names appointees for new government posts

Sudan’s opposition Popular National Congress (PNP) has announced today its representatives for appointments in the new National Government of Reconciliation, just days after threatening to withdraw from the national...

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May 4, 2017

50 Palestinian prisoners join hunger strike

Some 50 Palestinian prisoners from different Palestinian factions joined around 1,600 other prisoners who started an open-ended hunger strike on 17 April, Palestinian website Felesteen reported yesterday. In a...

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May 4, 2017

Egypt disrupts calls on social media apps in name of terrorism

Egypt disrupted calls over social media apps including FaceTime, Viber, Skype, Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp in April, reports Nextgov. On Palm Sunday over 40 people were killed when twin...

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May 4, 2017

How the empty ballot boxes echo Algeria’s hollow hope

As Algerians take to the ballot box today to vote in the country’s legislative elections, campaigns boycotting the vote have received more attention in the last couple of days...

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May 3, 2017

Israelis warned not to travel to Tunisia

Israel today issued a “severe travel advisory” against travel to Tunisia ahead of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer. The warning, issued by Israel’s National Security Council Counter-Terrorism...

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May 3, 2017

Settler rams 8-year-old Palestinian boy with car

A Palestinian child was hospitalised after being deliberately hit by an Israeli settler driving in the town of Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank today, witnesses said. Eight-year-old...

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May 3, 2017

Iran: Saudi’s comments ‘destructive’, add to tensions

Iran today accused Saudi Arabia of seeking tension in the region, saying the Saudi deputy crown prince had made “destructive” comments by ruling out dialogue with Tehran. Prince Mohammed...

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May 3, 2017

Advocates of the criminalisation of the Brotherhood face crises

Western officials are currently wavering over proposals to list the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation. This applies to the Trump administration, despite its extremist rhetoric and its proximity...

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