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December 7, 2016

35 people rescued from ferry that sank off Yemen

At least 35 of the 64 people who were on a ferry that sank off Yemen have been rescued, a Yemeni minister said today. Rescue teams continued to look...

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December 7, 2016

Rights group: Houthis create ‘death crossing’ in Taiz

Houthi and Saleh militias are stopping the transport of vital supplies using the Adduhai crossing, the only accessible crossing to reach the besieged eastern city of Taiz, Yemeni human...

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December 7, 2016

Morocco: Four migrants drown, 34 rescued

Four African migrants drowned and 34 were rescued after their boat sank in the Mediterranean today, Moroccan authorities said. The Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain was a major route...

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December 7, 2016

Haftar seeks military support from Egypt

Libyan army chief, General Khalifa Haftar, is expected to visit neighbouring Egypt in the next few days to seek military support, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. Sources told the news site that...

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December 7, 2016

Erdogan compares run on lira to Turkey’s fight with Daesh

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan drew parallels today between Turkey’s battle against Daesh militants in Syria and efforts to shore up the lira, urging citizens to continue selling dollars...

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December 7, 2016

UK PM to reiterate importance of Iran deal to Gulf

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will reiterate the importance of the Iran deal struck last year during her speech at the GCC Summit in Bahrain. Speaking...

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December 7, 2016

Senior Moroccan official defends PM’s statements on Syria

A senior member of Morocco’s ruling Justice and Development Party has defended Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane’s remarks about Syria. Benkirane told Quds Press that Russia should play a role...

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December 7, 2016

Russia: US buying time for opposition in Aleppo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov yesterday accused the United States of attempting to “buy time” for Syrian opposition groups who are fighting against President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. “It looks...

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December 7, 2016

Egypt arrests women’s rights advocate

Egyptian police arrested prominent women’s rights advocate Azza Soliman today, her foundation and a security source said, weeks after she was banned from travel and had her assets frozen....

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December 7, 2016

UN: Busloads of Syrians leaving east Aleppo

More Syrians have fled eastern Aleppo, with reports of about 800 arriving in the past 24 hours at a disused cotton factory in the Jibreen district of west Aleppo...

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