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November 16, 2016

France’s Hollande tells Trump to respect climate deal

French President Francois Hollande today urged US President-elect Donald Trump to respect a global agreement to limit climate change, saying the deal was irreversible and inaction on global warming...

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November 16, 2016

UN youth envoy: Arab world needs to see its youth as an asset

Arab leaders must treat their youth as an asset, not a liability, the UN’s youth envoy Ahmad Alhendawi said in Saudi Arabia today. “This is a generation that is...

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November 15, 2016

Yemen airstrike kills 14 in attack on fuel trucks

At least 14 people were killed in central Yemen yesterday in airstrikes on fuel trucks by the Arab coalition fighting in the country, medics and witnesses said, with the...

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November 15, 2016

Airstrikes pound Aleppo after weeks-long pause

Intense airstrikes today resumed in opposition-held districts of eastern Aleppo after a weeks-long pause, killing at least three people, residents and a war monitor said. Syrian state television said...

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November 15, 2016

UAE jails 3 men for involvement in ‘banned secret’ groups

A court in the United Arab Emirates yesterday jailed two citizens of the Gulf Arab state to 10 and seven years in jail for membership of a “banned secret...

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November 15, 2016

Murder charges dismissed following death of Nidaa Tounes member

A Tunisian court has dismissed charges over the death of an official of the now ruling Nidaa Tounes party in 2012, a court spokesman said today. Lotfi Naguedh was...

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November 15, 2016

US announces Yemen ceasefire

US Secretary of State John Kerry said today that Yemen’s Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition fighting it had agreed to a ceasefire from Thursday, as Washington presses for...

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November 15, 2016

Israel appoints new ambassador to Turkey

Israel appointed a new ambassador to Turkey today, the first time the post has been filled since 2010. The Foreign Ministry today appointed Eitan Na’eh as Israel’s new ambassador...

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November 15, 2016

Pakistan deports Gulen employees ahead of Erdogan visit

Pakistan is due to deport teachers working in schools which are affiliated with the Gulen movement ahead of a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan which begins tomorrow....

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November 15, 2016

Israel demolishes 3 Palestinian structures

Israeli authorities demolished three agricultural structures in the occupied Jerusalem district neighbourhoods of Silwan and Jabal Al-Mukaber this morning, according to witnesses. Alaa Shweiki, a resident of the Al-Thuri...

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