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January 6, 2017

Saudi and Norway discuss bilateral relations

Saudi Arabia and Norway are to step up bilateral relations and future cooperation between the countries. Talks were held between Saudi’s King Salman and the Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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January 6, 2017

Iran capitalising on OPEC oil cut

Iran has sold more than 13 million barrels of oil that it had long held on tankers at sea, capitalising on an OPEC output cut deal from which it...

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January 6, 2017

1,523 violent deaths recorded in Libya in 2016

A total of 1,523 violent deaths were recorded in Libya in 2016, according to a report by the NGO Libya Body Count. The number has increased slightly since 2015...

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January 6, 2017

Growing anger over opening of Tunisia-Libya border crossing

Anger in Libya over an agreement last Sunday between Libyan and Tunisian municipalities on either side of the border that is said to give Tunisian traders a significant financial...

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January 6, 2017

Al-Qaeda lectures Daesh on the proper ethics of terrorism

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Aal-Zawahiri denounced Daesh for a dishonest propaganda campaign in an audio message released yesterday. In the message, translated by US-based watchdog the SITE Intelligence Group, the...

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January 6, 2017

Algerian is named Africa’s best footballer player

Algerian international Riyad Mahrez has been voted African Footballer of the Year 2016 by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), during an award ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria. Mahrez, who...

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January 6, 2017

Request to renew Ghattas’ house arrest denied

A magistrate’s court denied today the request of the Israeli Attorney General to renew the house arrest order for MK and National Democratic Alliance leader Basel Ghattas. The court...

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January 6, 2017

UK rejects Saleh’s ‘irresponsible’ denial Yemen peace deal terms

The British Ambassador to Yemen, Edmund Fitton-Brown, yesterday described as “irresponsible” statements made by the former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in which he rejected the terms of reference...

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January 6, 2017

Washington supports Astana talks on Syria

The United States is encouraging Syria peace talks prepared by Russia later this month in the Kazakh capital Astana and hopes they will be a step toward peace, Reuters...

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January 6, 2017

UN urges faster transfer of migrants from Greek islands during winter

Thousands of migrants stranded on Greek islands should be quickly transferred to the mainland or other European countries due to cold temperatures and poor living conditions, the United Nation’s...

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