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November 14, 2016

Former Lebanese President: Saudi will resume $3bn military grant

Former Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said that Saudi Arabia will resume the $3 billion grant it pledged to rearm the Lebanese army with French weapons. Suleiman announced the news...

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November 14, 2016

Scores killed in clashes in Taiz

At least ten people were killed yesterday in the latest round of violence between government forces and Houthi rebels in south-western Yemen. In a statement, the local Taiz resistance...

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November 14, 2016

Egypt arrests 200 Brotherhood members

Around 200 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood have been detained in connection with calls for protests against price increases that took place last week, Egyptian officials have said. Over...

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November 14, 2016

Kuwait lowers juvenile age to 16

In the latest measure to tackle terrorism and organised crime, Kuwait has announced that it will lower the juvenile age from 18 to 16, Gulf News reported. “Starting next...

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November 14, 2016

Daesh: Trump’s hate towards Muslims will make recruitment easier

Supporters of Daesh have said that Trump’s rhetoric against Muslims will boost their recruitment efforts, especially for disaffected youth in the West. In an interview with Reuters, Abu Omar...

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November 14, 2016

Frustration over Brussels risks pushing Turkey into a referendum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted at holding a national referendum over Ankara’s accession to the EU. Speaking to a leading Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily he said: “The...

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November 14, 2016

12 homeless as Palestinian family forced to demolish their homes in Jerusalem

A Palestinian family from the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal Al-Mukaber was forced to demolish two of their own apartments yesterday in accordance with an Israeli court order....

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November 14, 2016

Ennahda calls on Tunisian government for serious dialogue over 2017 budget

Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has called on the government, the Tunisian General Labour Union and the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts to engage in serious dialogue over the...

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November 14, 2016

Kerry arrives in Oman for Yemen peace negotiations

John Kerry arrived in the Sultanate of Oman in the early hours of Monday morning to discuss the Yemeni crisis and efforts to reach a peaceful settlement of the...

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November 14, 2016

Israel approves bill banning Muslim call to prayer

Just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his support for the bill to ban the Muslim call to prayer, his government approved the bill, decided to move...

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