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December 12, 2016

UNICEF: 2.2m children suffer from acute malnutrition in Yemen

Some 2.2 million children are acutely malnourished in Yemen and in need of urgent care, UNICEF said today. The organisation said in a statement that at least 462,000 children...

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December 12, 2016

Egypt receives first German-built submarine

The Egyptian Navy today officially received its first Type-209/1400 submarine from Germany, government sources revealed. The Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson said today that the submarine, named S41, was manufactured by the...

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December 12, 2016

Fire hits apartment block on Dubai’s artificial Palm island

Fire broke out at an upmarket apartment block on the artificial Palm island in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates today but there were no immediate reports of any...

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December 12, 2016

Saudi prince warns Muslims against return of colonialism

Muslims must be vigilant in order to stop colonialism returning to their countries, an advisor to Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz warned. Speaking at the opening of the 15th...

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December 12, 2016

Calls for Algerian-Moroccan border to reopen

Former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi has called for the reopening of the land border between Algeria and Morocco. Algerian media reported Brahimi saying earlier today that the differences...

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December 12, 2016

Saudi intercepts Iranian spy cell

Saudi security forces have identified an Iranian spy cell that has sent over 124 reports to the Iranian intelligence services, Saudi daily Okaz reported yesterday. The spies consist of...

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December 12, 2016

Moroccan politician: Delays in forming a government are totally normal

Delays in the formation of a new Moroccan government are to be expected and are not signs that there is a crisis in the system, a former minister has...

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December 12, 2016

Egypt denies reports of strained relationship with Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has hailed Egypt’s “special relationship” with Saudi Arabia and denied any reports that the two nations have a turbulent relationship following Egypt’s support for...

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December 12, 2016

Reconnecting Arts: ‘Contemporary Art from Qatar’

When I think of Qatar or Qatari culture, my thoughts tend to sway towards the Gulf region as opposed to Qatar itself. I haven’t been able to distinguish the...
December 12, 2016

US Congress approves $600m for Israel’s Iron Dome

Both American Houses of Congress have approved defence authorisation bill which includes more than $600 million in support for Israeli defence systems, including Iron Dome and anti-tunnel operations, Quds...

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