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March 8, 2017

PUK Kurds agree with Iraq PM to keep Kirkuk oil flowing to Turkey

The Kurdish group that controls Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields has agreed with Baghdad to keep crude flowing from the region through a pipeline to a Turkish export terminal on the...

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March 8, 2017

Minister: Sudan lost $45bn as a result of US sanctions

Sudan’s Finance Minister Badr Al-Din Mahmoud said yesterday that his country has lost nearly $45 billion as a result of the US sanctions imposed on Khartoum. Mahmoud said the...

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March 8, 2017

British daredevil climber detained, questioned in Dubai

Dubai Police have detained and questioned a British freerunner for climbing a 50-floor high skyscraper which was under construction and then climbing the crane on the site. The arrest...

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March 8, 2017

US, Iran navies butt heads in Arabian Gulf

The United States and Iran have exchanged accusations, contradicting each other, on who was to blame for an incident that occurred last Saturday near the Strait of Hormuz in...

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March 8, 2017

Iraq rejects Peshmerga storming of oil facility in Kirkuk

The Iraqi Oil Ministry yesterday rejected the Peshmerga forces’ storming of an oil facility in Kirkuk last week and halting oil flow for several hours. The ministry said in...

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March 8, 2017

Israel sets up checkpoints around Bethlehem

Israeli forces erected several military checkpoints at the entrances of the occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem yesterday evening. Israeli forces closed the Container checkpoint in northeastern Bethlehem, stopping...

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March 8, 2017

Germany, Turkey aim to improve ties

German and Turkish foreign ministers agreed that they want bilateral relations to return to normal after a deterioration in the last week, Sigmar Gabriel told reporters today after talks...

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March 8, 2017

Saudi police kill suspected Daesh militant

Saudi security forces killed a suspected Daesh militant when he pulled a gun on officers in the capital Riyadh, the Interior Ministry said today. The patrol was trying to...

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March 8, 2017

The campaign against Daesh continues

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March 8, 2017

Starving for life: Arab women open up about eating disorders

Eating disorders have for long haunted the lives of girls and women all over the world. The thought of a girl as young as 11 scrutinising herself and starving...

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