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January 12, 2017

Former Somali refugee takes over Canada’s immigration ministry

During a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed a former Somali-born refugee, Ahmed Hussen, as the new Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Hussen was...

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January 11, 2017

Son-in-law of ousted Tunisian president could return home

Sakher Al-Materi, son-in-law of ousted Tunisian despot Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali, has been discussing with a Tunisian committee a deal that could end up with his return to his...

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January 11, 2017

Pressure mounts on Israel’s Netanyahu over graft probe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political opponents have begun piling up pressure on him after more details emerged from a police investigation into bribery allegations. On Wednesday, opposition leader...

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January 11, 2017

Germany to extend military mission in northern Iraq

The German government announced Wednesday that its military training mission in northern Iraq would be extended by another year amid the continuing threat posed by Daesh. Government spokesman Steffen...

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January 11, 2017

Libya strongman Haftar tours Russia aircraft carrier

Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar was given a tour of a Russian aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean today, Russian media reported, a show of Kremlin support for the...

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January 11, 2017

Algeria: How cancelling elections led to war

What: 1992 elections are cancelled by the military Where: Algeria When: 11 January 1992 What happened? By October 1988, Algerians’ anger was made tangible for the country’s ruling National...
January 11, 2017

Japanese scholarships for Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced that it will be providing scholarships for Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon to study at Japanese universities, the Egyptian Al-Mujtamaa magazine...

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January 11, 2017

Kerry ignores Israel fury to attend Paris conference

US Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a Middle East peace conference on Sunday next week along with seventy other countries, in spite of Israeli objections. The announcement...

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January 11, 2017

The Middle East without America

Throughout his eight-year tenure, President Barack Obama has repeatedly depicted his policy toward the Middle East as one of disengagement. But that has been a mischaracterization. In fact Obama...

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January 11, 2017

‘Death to Russia!’ shout mourners at Rafsanjani’s funeral

Iranians, who took part in the funeral procession of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran yesterday, chanted “Death to Russia” and accused its embassy of being an...

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