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March 20, 2017

Celebrations for the release of Mubarak

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March 19, 2017

Miko Peled: From Israeli Zionist to Palestinian defender

Born into a renowned Zionist family and raised on the Zionist ideal of a Jewish state, American-Israeli author Miko Peled’s family life took him on a journey that transformed...

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March 19, 2017

Saudi calls on UN to supervise Yemen port

A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen called for the United Nations to place a strategic port under its supervision today, after a helicopter attack on a boatload of Somali...

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March 19, 2017

Lebanon Druze leader Jumblatt passes authority to his son

Lebanon’s main Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, handed his political authority to his son Taymour today, extending the tradition of dynastic politics that plays a big part in the country’s...

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March 19, 2017

Last Iraq veteran who fought Israel in 1948 passes away

The last Iraqi soldier to have fought against Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War that saw the establishment of the State of Israel and the displacement of 700,000 Palestinians...

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March 19, 2017

Turkey accuses Germany of backing failed coup

Turkey today accused Germany of supporting the network of a US-based Turkish Muslim maverick cleric it blames for last year’s attempted coup, comments likely to aggravate a diplomatic feud...

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March 19, 2017

Trump has invited Sisi to visit the US in April

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will make his first state visit to Washington during the first week of April at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, Egyptian state-owned...

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March 19, 2017

Hundreds protest in Beirut against Lebanon tax hike

Hundreds of people protested in central Beirut today against proposed tax rises that the Lebanese parliament is considering to fund a new wage increase for public employees. Carrying placards...

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March 19, 2017

Facing flagging support, Hezbollah criticises UN as ‘weak’ over Israel apartheid report

The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah Shia jihadist movement denounced the United Nations yesterday as weak after the withdrawal of a report accusing Israel of imposing an “apartheid regime”...

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March 19, 2017

London comes out against war in Syria

Hundreds of people marched across London yesterday in solidarity with the Syrian people and their struggle against long-time ruler Bashar Al-Assad. The protests, which began at lunchtime, passed through...

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