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April 26, 2017

Tunisia votes to ease laws against drug offenders

Tunisia’s parliament voted yesterday to ease the country’s law on drugs after it faced mounting calls from rights groups and civil society groups to reform the harsh law. The...

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April 26, 2017

Egypt pardons 1,118 prisoners

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday signed a decree granting amnesty to 1,118 non- political prisoners on the anniversary of the liberation of Sinai, according to the country’s interior...

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April 26, 2017

To contain Iran, America should start from Yemen

The Arabs concerned with the new American administration’s policies under Donald Trump believe that its approaches are still in their early stages and are still ambiguous. Therefore, they are...

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April 26, 2017

Palestinian prisoners’ rights group calls for boycott of Israeli goods

The National Committee to Support the Hunger Strike (NCSHS) has called for the prevention of Israeli goods from entering Palestinian markets in response to the ongoing violations against prisoners...
April 26, 2017

Iraq General: We are avenging soldiers’ losses by wiping out Mosul

A commander in Iraq’s Federal Police was filmed telling wounded soldiers that he and his men had avenged their extensive losses by “wiping out” entire neighbourhoods of Mosul. The...

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April 26, 2017

Mosul Op: 8,000 Iraq troops killed as Daesh make propaganda gains

A major international news outlet has confirmed a story broken by MEMO two months ago, revealing that Iraqi combat fatalities over the past six months in fighting against Daesh...

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April 26, 2017

Barghouthi launches bitter challenge in support of Palestinian prisoners

Son of Palestinian hunger striker and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi launched a campaign to raise global attention to the suffering of Palestinian prisoners. Aarab Marwan Barghouthi launched a campaign...

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April 26, 2017

7,000 Israeli soldiers abscond every year

New data issued by the Israeli army showed that about 7,000 Israeli soldiers fail to complete their military service mostly under the medical and psychological pretexts, Israeli newspaper Haaretz...

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April 26, 2017

18% increase in Gulf tourists heading to Egypt

The number of tourists visiting Egypt from the Gulf States has increased by 18 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to the Egyptian consulate in...

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April 26, 2017

UN and Mauritania discuss slavery

A UN mission yesterday discussed slavery and means to fight it with the Mauritanian government in Nouakchott, the Anadolu Agency reported. The UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Urmila Bhoola, met with the...

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