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November 17, 2016

Trump’s empty threat to stop buying Saudi oil: Kemp

President-elect Donald Trump is very unlikely to restrict imports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia despite threats to do so issued during the election campaign. Trump is first and...
November 17, 2016

Toxic pollutants choke Iraqi children caught in Daesh retreat

Under a cloud of black smoke, a group of around a dozen children wearing flimsy sandals have gathered to play. Oil wells around the Iraqi town of Qayyara are...

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November 17, 2016

Egypt clears former PM Ahmed Shafiq from arrival watchlist

Cairo Criminal Court ruled on Wednesday to remove Egypt’s former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq from arrival watchlist. Anadolu Agency quoted a judiciary source saying that the court...

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November 17, 2016

US Senate leader says Iran sanctions renewal will pass

The US Senate will vote to renew sanctions on Iran for 10 years before adjourning next month, the chamber’s Republican leader said on Wednesday, sending the bill to the...

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November 16, 2016

Official Statistics: Egypt’s unemployment reaches 12.6% in Q3 of 2016

Egypt’s unemployment rate has risen to 12.6 per cent during the third quarter of 2016 (from July to September), compared to 12.5 per cent during the second quarter of...

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November 16, 2016

In Israeli-blockaded Gaza, more unemployment and fewer exit permits

New official Israeli data, released by Gisha, an NGO, confirms a sharp fall in the number of Israeli-issued exit permits for Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip. According to...

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November 16, 2016

US House approves bills on Iran, Assad supporters

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to renew a bill that sanctions Iran and a separate piece of legislation that imposes new ones against supporters of the regime of Syrian...

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November 16, 2016

Russia launches ‘large-scale’ operation in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday launched a “large-scale” operation against “terrorists” in the Syrian city of Idlib and Homs, Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu said. Shoygu, made the statement during...

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November 16, 2016

Algeria bans Israeli made medicine

Algeria’s Ministry of Health has banned the sale of a deadly painkiller which is produced in Israel in a number of regions across the coutry, the local Annahar newspaper...

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November 16, 2016

Russia withdraws from International Criminal Court

President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order today removing Russia’s signature from the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) founding treaty, piling pressure on a court that is already reeling from...

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