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November 16, 2016

Houthis kidnap Yemen journalist

Yusif Ajlan, the former editor of the Yemeni opposition website Al Masdar Online, has been kidnapped by Houthi rebels, MEMO has been told. Sources told MEMO that the former...

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November 16, 2016

America will collapse says Iran’s Basij commander

United States will collapse in less than 20 years and President-elect Donald Trump will speed up the process, Commander of Iran’s Basij forces, Mohammad Reza Naqdi, said. “According to...

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November 16, 2016

Algerian source: OPEC ministers to meet on Friday

A number of energy ministers from OPEC oil-producing countries are likely to meet informally in Doha, Qatar, on Friday to try to build consensus over decisions taken by the...

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November 16, 2016

EU plans online screening for visa-free travellers

Millions of tourists and business people visiting Europe will have to complete a €5 ($5.35) online security check before arrival if an EU plan to tighten controls on foreigners...

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November 16, 2016

Global business leaders back Saudi plan for change

Business leaders from the technology, industry and energy sectors gave their backing to Saudi Arabia’s skills, innovation and entrepreneurship drive at the MiSK Global Forum. At the youth-focused event,...

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November 16, 2016

Turkey names new ambassador to Israel in reciprocal move

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named a new ambassador to Israel today, reciprocating a move by Israel a day earlier. Israel and Turkey said in June they would normalise...

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November 16, 2016

Violations against Egypt’s detainees escalates

Egyptian police forces stormed the Borg El-Arab prison in Egypt’s Alexandria governorate, detainees’ families said. Prisoners had been voicing their anger at the mistreatment they suffered at the hands...

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November 16, 2016

US Congress votes to slap sanctions on Iran, Syria

The United States Congress yesterday overwhelmingly voted to slap sanctions on the Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad, as well as their Iranian backers, receiving support from both sides...

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November 16, 2016

Knesset approves ban on BDS activists entering Israel

A bill banning BDS activists from entering Israel passed its first reading in the Knesset (parliament) on Monday, local media have reported. If the bill becomes law, it will...

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November 16, 2016

Egyptian journalists jailed for ‘insulting’ Interior Ministry

An Egyptian court sentenced three journalists to 3 months in prison on Tuesday for “spreading false news about the Interior Ministry”. The North Cairo Criminal Court also fined the...

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