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February 20, 2017

Saudi Arabia allows licences for women only gyms

In its latest set of reforms, the Saudi government has announced that it will begin granting licences for women only gyms this month. The gyms will solely be used...

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February 20, 2017

Minister: I am concerned about decreasing US support for Israel

Israel’s Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked today said she is losing sleep as a result of the reduction of support for Israel in the US’ Democratic Party. Speaking at the...

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February 20, 2017

Lebanese minister denies contacts with Israel’s Lieberman

Lebanese Defence Minister Yacoub Al-Sarraf yesterday denied that he had been in touch with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. The news site reported Al-Sarraf saying, “I...

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February 20, 2017

Haifa ammonia tank ‘must be emptied’

The Israeli municipality in Haifa has responded to the appeal by Haifa Chemicals against a court ruling that its “hazardous” ammonia tank must be emptied soon, Safa news agency...

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February 20, 2017

Moroccans take to streets against pension reform

Hundreds of Moroccans in five major cities took to the streets over the weekend in protest at proposed pension reform, which was approved by parliament in July last year,...

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February 20, 2017

Hundreds more migrants cross the Moroccan, Spanish border

More than 300 African migrants jumped the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this morning, the second mass push since Friday, emergency services said. Eleven...

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February 20, 2017

Yemeni government calls on UN to blacklist Houthis

The internationally-recognised government in Yemen has called on the UN Security Council to designate the Houthis and its allied forces of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh as “terrorist” organisations,...

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February 20, 2017

Egypt-Turkey trade volume rises

The volume of trade between Egypt and Turkey has risen, the chairman of the Turkish-Egyptian Businessmen’s Association (TUMIAD), announced on Sunday. Egypt now ranks as the 7th largest importer...

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February 20, 2017

Iraqi president receives Putin’s Middle East envoy

Iraqi President Fuad Masum yesterday received Russia’s special envoy to the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, a statement released by the presidency’s office revealed. Masummet Bogdanov at...

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February 20, 2017

Poll: 75% of Canadians do not support temporary refugee ban

The majority of Canadians, 75 per cent, support the government’s current immigration plan, an Angus Reid Institute poll showed today. Sixty per cent of those surveyed in an online...

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