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  • March 10, 2017

    Israel allows fuel into besieged Gaza Strip

    Israeli authorities opened the Karam Abu Salam crossing today between Israel and the Gaza Strip to allow fuel into the besieged coastal enclave. Member of the Gaza gas committee...

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  • March 10, 2017

    Buried under bullets: Recovering Libya’s lost history

    Libya is rich in more than just oil, but its cultural heritage in the war-torn north African country of Libya has been long forgotten, left to international organisations to...

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  • March 10, 2017

    Archaeologists uncover Ramses II statue in Egypt

    Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed an eight-metre statue made of quartzite they believe depicts Ramses II, Pharaoh of Egypt who ruled the country 3,000 years ago, in the area...

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  • March 10, 2017

    Mauritania to adopt constitution reforms

    Mauritanian lawmakers voted yesterday for constitutional reforms which will abolish the country’s Senate and alter the country’s flag to better represent those who battled for independence from France. Lawmakers...

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  • March 10, 2017

    UK aid helping ‘deny refugees their rights’

    UK aid is contributing to a system that prevents refugees reaching a safe place of asylum, a report published today by the UK’s Independent Commission for Aid Impact has...

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  • March 10, 2017

    Yemen’s anti-Houthi resistance makes gains in Sana’a

    Local anti-Houthi resistance forces yesterday recaptured several mountain cities east of the capital Sana’a after clashing with Houthi rebel groups and their allies loyal to former President Ali Abdullah...

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  • March 10, 2017

    UN envoy to Yemen: New peace plan ensures Hadi’s survival

    A new peace plan to be launched by the UN special envoy to Yemen, Ismael Ould Cheikh, would allow for Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to remain in...

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  • March 10, 2017

    Jordan: Banning Muslim call to prayer violates peace treaty

    Jordan has rejected the Israeli Knesset’s passage of a bill that bans the use of loudspeakers for the call for prayer in mosques in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem...

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  • March 10, 2017

    Kremlin: No war against Hezbollah from Syria

    Russia would not allow Israel to fight Hezbollah from Syria, Russian News Agency (TASS) reported yesterday, quoting Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Speaking at a press conference, Peskov denied reports...

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  • March 10, 2017

    Sunni coalition formed in Iraq

    A trilateral Sunni coalition was formed after a number of prominent Iraqi figures met to discuss the future of Sunnis in the country, AlKhaleejOnline reported yesterday, quoting a source...

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