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April 25, 2017

Netanyahu will skip talks if German minister meets left-wing group

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday threatened to cancel a meeting with Germany’s foreign minister if he sits down with a left-wing rights group, an Israeli official said....

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April 25, 2017

Lawmakers: UK should have minister for refugees

Britain should create a minister for refugees and draw up a new national strategy to improve their integration, a group of lawmakers said on Tuesday, adding that too many...

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April 24, 2017

Uncertainty surrounds the fate of Egypt’s local elections

Egypt’s municipal elections are likely to be postponed despite the allocation of an estimated one billion Egyptian pounds (EGP) of the national budget for the fiscal year 2017/2018. A...

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April 24, 2017

US sanctions hundreds of employees of Syrian research centre

The United States on Monday blacklisted 271 employees of a Syrian government agency it said was responsible for developing chemical weapons, weeks after a poison gas attack killed scores...

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April 24, 2017

Palestinian hunger strike sparks South African campaign

Former South African anti-apartheid stalwarts and ex-political prisoners on Monday expressed solidarity with Palestinians currently on hunger strike protesting Israeli detention policies. “We unequivocally support the demands of Palestinian...

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April 24, 2017

Daesh overruns highway between Iraq, Jordan

Daesh militants have controlled a highway between Iraq and Jordan, according to an Iraqi police officer. Police Captain Ahmed al-Duleimi said the terrorist organisation overran part of the highway...

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April 24, 2017

Sunni activists deny Iraq claims that protests led to rise of Daesh

A group of Sunni Arab activists have hotly rejected allegations that Daesh arose from their organisation, or that the extremist militant group developed as a result of the popular...

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April 24, 2017

Barghouthi’s health deteriorates as he enters 8th day on hunger strike

Imprisoned Palestinian parliamentarian and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi, who has been leading a large-scale hunger strike in Israeli prisons, suffered from a serious deterioration of his health today after...

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April 24, 2017

China demands Israel not employ its workers in settlements

The Israeli government yesterday ratified an agreement to employ thousands of Chinese workers in Israel, after Tel Aviv agreed to the Chinese government’s demand that its citizens not work...

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April 24, 2017

Yemeni minister: Houthis prevented aid entering Taiz

Yemeni Minister of Local Administration and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief Abdul-Raqib Saif Fateh has accused Houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh...

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