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March 6, 2017

#DearSister

In the lead up to International Women’s Day, Arab and Muslim women took to Twitter to combat misogynistic attributes of their communities in a hashtag #DearSister, started by Egyptian-American journalist Mona...

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March 6, 2017

Suspected US drones hit Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen

Suspected US drones fired missiles at Al-Qaeda targets in two separate attacks in Yemen earlier today, residents said, extending several days of US strikes against the militant group. US...

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March 6, 2017

‘Egyptian army did not intervene in South Sudan’

South Sudanese Army Chief of Staff, General Paul Malong has dismissed as “baseless rumours”, reports of an Egyptian army intervention in the fighting in his country. Malong told the...

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March 6, 2017

Only the Israeli dead matter: Israel’s failure at investigating its bloody wars

At a glance, Israel appears a true democracy. Take a closer look and that facade of democracy will soon dissipate, turning into something else entirely. Tuesday 28 February was...

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March 6, 2017

More than 53% of Arab construction companies are cash-strapped

More than 53 per cent of Arab construction companies are facing challenges related to liquidity, the head of Union of Arab Contractors, Fahd Mohammed Al-Hammadi, said. A reduction of...

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March 6, 2017

Opposition in Israel plans for post-Netanyahu era

Police are expected to question Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth time today in a corruption investigation that has prompted political rivals to start looking to a “post-Bibi”...

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March 6, 2017

Iraqi police arrest man who sold his 6-year-old daughter

Police in Iraq have arrested a man who sold his six-year-old daughter in Baghdad for nearly $10,000, an officer told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. “Following interrogation, the police reached the buyers...

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March 6, 2017

This Gaza business is rubbish

With unemployment rates rising in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, many are turning to collecting plastic items from rubbish sites and selling them to recycling centres. Eyad Al-Shurfa, owner of...

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March 6, 2017

Report: Israeli forces detained 420 Palestinians in February

Israeli forces detained 420 Palestinians during the month of February, including 70 minors and 22 females, according to a statement released on Saturday by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Centre for...

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March 6, 2017

Egypt to spend nearly $2m to boost its image in the US

Officials from Egypt’s infamous mukhabarat have hired two US public relations firms to lobby on behalf of the country and boost Egypt’s image in the US, the Associated Press...

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