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May 2, 2017

5 Tunisian opposition parties form bloc to thwart reconciliation bill

Five Tunisian political parties have formed a bloc to thwart a bill that would grant amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption during the rule of autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali....

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May 1, 2017

Egypt rejects calls to oust Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh

The Administrative Court of the Egyptian State Council rejected an appeal giving power to the prime minister to sack Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayeb, Arabi21 reported yesterday. The...

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May 1, 2017

Report: Plans to divide Syria serve Israel’s interests

An Israeli research centre close to the decision-making circles in Tel Aviv has welcomed a document signed by Syrian figures calling to declarate southern Syria an independent region within...

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May 1, 2017

Khamenei criticises Rouhani’s detente policy with West

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticied President Hassan Rouhani for saying his detente policy with the West has helped fade the threat of war as tension mounts...

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May 1, 2017

Tunisia forces kill senior militant commander allegedly planning Ramadan attack

Tunisian security forces killed a senior commander in a militant group who detonated his suicide belt as he was shot, during a raid against militants planning attacks during the...

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May 1, 2017

US-led fight on Daesh has killed 352 civilians – Pentagon

At least 352 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against Daesh targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the US military said in a...

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May 1, 2017

UN rights chief questions due process in Turkey purges

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced deep concern on Monday at mass arrests and sackings of public employees in Turkey and the renewed state of emergency there,...

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May 1, 2017

Somali militants kill two men accused of rape

Somali militants said they publicly stoned one man to death and shot dead another on Monday after both were accused of raping a girl in central Somalia. A senior...

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May 1, 2017

Israel says Hamas trying to fool the world with new policy paper

Israel said Hamas was trying to delude the world by issuing a new policy document on Monday that purportedly softens the Palestinian group’s policy towards Israel. “Hamas is attempting...

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May 1, 2017

Jordan, Abbas stress need to relaunch peace talks

Jordanian King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday stressed on the need to re-launch peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians based on the two-state solution...

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