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November 10, 2016

Saudi King congratulates Donald Trump on victory

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz telephoned US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday to congratulate him on his victory against Hillary Clinton in the US presidential elections. During the telephone...

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November 10, 2016

25% increase in flights between Kuwait and Turkey

Turkish Airlines, which for six years in a row has been branded as Europe’s best airline, has announced that there has been a 20-25 per cent increase in sales...

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November 10, 2016

Mosul: Iraqi forces sustain heavy losses, assault grinds to a halt

An Iraqi military official announced that Baghdad had ordered a “temporary” halt to military operations to advance into eastern Mosul. This comes after reports of the Iraqi Security Forces...

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November 10, 2016

Algeria to increase Morocco border surveillance

The Algerian government has decided to employ more sophisticated means to monitor its borders with Morocco by creating a system of technical surveillance and electronic borders, an official from...

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November 10, 2016

Bahrain hosts GCC counterterrorism exercises

Bahrain hosted all six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) earlier this week for a joint military exercise focusing on counterterrorism drills, the Bahrain News Agency reported. The...

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November 10, 2016

Tunisia’s suicide rate skyrockets since Bouazizi’s death

Tunisia’s suicide rate has skyrocketed since Mohammad Bouazizi’s self-immolation in 2010 triggered the Arab Spring. Like Bouazizi, whose death was a protest at unemployment and police harassment, hundreds of...

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November 10, 2016

Saudis accuse Houthis of blocking aid in Al-Hudaydah

The Saudi-led coalition yesterday accused the Houthis and allied militias loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh of seizing a total of 34 aid vessels over a period of...

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November 10, 2016

37 civilians forcibly disappeared by Iraqi authorities

Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) forces have abducted 37 men from areas around Mosul and nearby Hawija and are now holding them incommunicado after accusing them of being...

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November 10, 2016

Oil prices steady after Trump victory

Oil prices steadied today as markets recovered from their initial shock at US President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, but investors were cautious ahead of a key Organisation of the Petroleum...

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November 10, 2016

Iran: Trump must adhere to nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on US president-elect Donald Trump to adhere to international agreements following his repeated threats during the election campaign to “renegotiate” the controversial...

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