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  • October 27, 2016

    PLO calls on Israel to respect UNESCO vote

    PLO’s Secretary Saeb Erekat yesterday called for Israel to respect UNESCO’s decision on Jerusalem and its Islamic and the Christian holy sites, the Safa news agency reported. In a...

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  • October 27, 2016

    Israel reopens entrance to Hebron village

    Israeli authorities reportedly decided to reopen the entrance of the village of Beit Einun in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron yesterday. Palestinian sources told Ma’an that...

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  • October 27, 2016

    US: Conducting drone operations in Libya from a Tunisian base

    The United States has begun using a Tunisian air base to conduct surveillance drone operations inside Libya, the latest expansion of its campaign against Daesh in North Africa, US...

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  • October 27, 2016

    Israel still outraged by new ‘softened’ version of UNESCO bill

    A new version of a UNESCO resolution that strongly condemned Israeli policies in the occupied Palestinians territory was approved yesterday after widespread uproar from Israel and its supporters claimed...

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  • October 27, 2016

    Why is Oman’s defence policy unique within the GCC?

    In light of the recent developments in the Yemen conflict, many are beginning to question Oman’s position and its relationship with Iran and Saudi Arabia. There has been speculation...

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  • October 27, 2016

    Saudi-led coalition denies Yemen ‘blockade’

    The Saudi-led coalition denied on Tuesday it had imposed a “blockade” on Yemen, saying instead that it was only controlling access to the country to prevent pro-Iran rebels from...

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  • October 27, 2016

    Senior Israeli politicians spied for Russia

    Smuggled classified documents revealed that the main security agency for the Soviet Union, the KGB, had recruited a network of agents in Israel, including 3 members of the Knesset,...

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  • October 27, 2016

    Land certificates show Turkish ties to Iraq

    More than 77,000 land registration documents dating from the period of Ottoman rule in Iraq are still stored in Ankara, the head of Turkey’s national archives has said. The...

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  • October 27, 2016

    Daesh holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul

    Daesh fighters kept up on Wednesday their fierce defence of the southern approaches to Mosul, which has held up Iraqi troops there and forced an elite army unit east of...

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  • October 27, 2016

    Daesh execute dozens of prisoners following revolt

    Daesh militants have in recent days executed dozens of prisoners taken from villages the group has been forced to abandon by an Iraqi army advance on the city of Mosul,...

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