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January 9, 2017

Israeli law advances that bars anti-occupation group from schools

A new law that will ban representatives of anti-occupation, army veterans’ group Breaking the Silence from speaking in Israeli schools received unanimous backing from ministers yesterday. According to Haaretz...

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January 9, 2017

Lebanese president in Saudi

Lebanese President Michel Aoun will today begin an official visit to Saudi Arabia, his first visit to a foreign country as head of state. Lebanese politicians believe the visit...

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January 9, 2017

Egypt government seizes donkey meat before distribution to restaurants to be sold as beef

Egypt’s Animal Health Research Institute has issued a report on seizing large quantities of donkeys’ meat before their distribution as beef to restaurants in the Giza governorate. Accorded to...

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January 9, 2017

Arab League denies Egyptian-Saudi “strained relations”

There are no tensions between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Arab League’s Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki said in a press conference. Speaking to reporters at the conference held at...

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January 9, 2017

Landmine kills 5 civilians in western Yemen

At least five civilians were killed and many injured when a truck hit a landmine in Taiz’s Al-Taziya district, according to an official source. “A civilian truck carrying civilians and...

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January 9, 2017

Al Jazeera survey names Erdogan ‘Person of the Year’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was named 2016’s “Person of the Year” in a survey by Al Jazeera’s Arabic service on Saturday. According to Al Jazeera’s Arabic service website,...

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January 9, 2017

Turkish-Qatar textile factory opens in Sudan

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January 9, 2017

Rafsanjani, dead at 82, was one of the titans of post-revolutionary Iran

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died of a heart attack on Sunday in Tehran, was one of the political titans of post-revolutionary Iran and a friend to...

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January 8, 2017

Saudi Arabia denies abolishing sponsorship system

Saudi Arabia’s ministry of labour and social development denied on Sunday rumours over its intent to abolish the sponsorship (Kafala) system for foreign workers, according to the ministry’s statement...

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January 8, 2017

Calls for UK to expel Israeli official

The UK government should immediately remove Israeli Embassy official Shia Masot from the country after he was filmed discussing how to “take down” a senior government minister, the Scottish...

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