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November 11, 2016

Egypt accepts resignation of ‘cannabis judge’

Egypt’s Justice Minister, Hossam Abdel Reheem, accepted the resignation of Judge Tarek Mohamed Zaki after security forces arrested him in possession of 68 kilogrammes of cannabis in his car...

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November 11, 2016

Iraq PM says Amnesty endangering civilian lives

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said yesterday that he holds international human rights organisation Amnesty International responsible for “endangering the security” of Mosul’s citizens by publishing “false information” regarding...

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November 11, 2016

EU and Israeli reciprocity works to a formula

Within the space of a couple of weeks, two contrasting news items have yet again portrayed how Israel and the EU have not veered away from the convenience...

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November 11, 2016

UN: Israel blocking aid to ‘most vulnerable’ Palestinians ‘more and more’

A senior United Nations official has decried the Israeli authorities’ ongoing obstruction of humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. “Targeting the most vulnerable of the vulnerable...

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November 11, 2016

Turkish district governor dies after southeast bomb attack

A Turkish district governor wounded in a bomb attack on his office in the largely Kurdish southeast has died in hospital, the state-run Anadolu Agency said today. Suspected Kurdistan...

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November 11, 2016

What are the implications of floating the Egyptian pound?

The Central Bank in Egypt had no other option but to move the Egyptian pound to a free market exchange rate with other currencies. The alternative was to lower...

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November 11, 2016

Israeli soldiers who torched Palestinian’s woodshed jailed for just 60 days

Two Israeli soldiers who admitted torching a Palestinian’s woodshed out of boredom were jailed for just 60 days by a military court yesterday. The incident occurred two months ago,...

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November 11, 2016

Assad: Ready to cooperate with Trump

Damascus is ready to cooperate with US President-elect Donald Trump if his policies are in line with Damascus’ expectations, the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s Political and Media Adviser Bouthaina...

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November 11, 2016

Seven killed in separate bombings in Baghdad

At least seven people were killed and 17 other injured in three separate bomb attacks around Baghdad late Thursday, according to a security source. Three victims were killed when...

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November 11, 2016

Oil prices fall on persistent fuel supply overhang

Oil prices fell in early trading on Friday, as the market refocused on a persistent fuel supply overhang that is not expected to abate unless OPEC and other producers...

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