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December 2, 2016

McDonald’s sells Singapore, Malaysian franchise to Saudi group

McDonald’s Corp said today it had sold the franchise rights for its restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia to Saudi Arabia’s Lionhorn Pte Ltd as part of a plan to...

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December 2, 2016

Bahrain reiterates support for Palestine

The Bahraini monarchy has reiterated its full support for Palestinians in their plight to establish their own state. During a speech on the International Day of Solidarity with the...

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December 2, 2016

Abbas meets with Fatah delegations from Syria, Lebanon

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday met with Fatah members from Lebanon and Syria during Fatah’s 7th conference in Ramallah. The Syrian delegation informed Abbas of the difficult circumstances faced...

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December 2, 2016

Iraq MP fears assassination if oil thieves are exposed

In an interview with Iraqi station Al-Taghier TV, Misha’an Al-Jibouri, a Sunni MP, can be seen to be sat extremely uncomfortably as the programme host asks him a series...

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December 2, 2016

Iran: US’ extension of sanctions act violates nuclear deal

Iran today threatened to retaliate against the US Senate’s vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for 10 years, saying it violated last year’s deal with six major...

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December 2, 2016

Rights group: 29,858 displaced people in Taiz

The ongoing siege in Taiz has displaced 29,858 people and led to the death of 172 civilians over the past month, the Coalition of Humanitarian Relief has revealed. In...

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December 2, 2016

Houthis recruit more than 2,000 child soldiers

Houthis and militias loyal to Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh have recruited more than 2,000 children to within their ranks in the Dhamar province, according to Aden Ghad....

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December 2, 2016

Trump to send his son-in-law to revive Palestinian-Israeli talks

A senior official in the Palestinian Authority said US President-elect Donald Trump will send a special envoy, likely to be his son-in-law Jared Kushner, to revive the peace talks...

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December 2, 2016

Turkey: Three soldiers killed in Kurdish PKK attack

Three Turkish soldiers were killed today after clashing with Kurdish militants in the southeastern province of Hakkari, military sources said. The military launched an operation in the region, which...

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December 2, 2016

Computer experts say Iran behind Saudi cyber attack

A destructive computer virus that four years ago crippled tens of thousands of computers at Middle Eastern energy companies, was used two weeks ago by Iran to attack computers...

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