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October 10, 2016

New US guidance on Iran sanctions seeks to reassure banks

New guidance from the Obama administration offers reassurance to foreign banks which have been skittish about doing US dollar transactions with Iran, lawyers and former sanctions officials said today....
October 10, 2016

UK to take some unaccompanied children from Calais

Britain and France are close to a deal which would see unaccompanied refugee children coming to the UK within a fortnight ahead of the closure of the Calais camp,...

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October 10, 2016

Benkirane to remain PM of Morocco for second term

Morocco’s King Mohammed today named Abdelilah Benkirane as prime minister for a second term after his party won the most seats in last week’s election, a senior party member...

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October 10, 2016

The convoluted discourse: Was the Women’s Boat to Gaza an existential threat?

The Israeli official narrative regarding its conflict with the Palestinians is deliberately confounded because a muddled up discourse is a convenient one. It allows the narrator to pick...

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October 10, 2016

Israel trumps Arab and Muslim world’s influence on US presidential candidates

As the United States’ presidential race enters its final stage, with elections due on 8 November, the two candidates have been making their final pitches to woo the...

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October 10, 2016

Turkey and Russia announce agreement on pipeline, offer hope over Aleppo aid

Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met Monday in Istanbul. Following the meeting Putin told a press conference Both Turkey and Russia side with...

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October 10, 2016

Israel demolishes 10 Palestinian homes in Negev

Israeli occupation authorities yesterday demolished ten homes owned by Arab-Israelis in the Negev town of Bir Hadaj, south Israel, Quds Press reported. Sources said the Israeli occupation authorities demolished...

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October 10, 2016

GCC reiterates support for Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara

Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), led by Saudi Arabia, renewed their support for Morocco and vowed to oppose any attempts that undermine its sovereignty. The GCC reiterated...

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October 10, 2016

Libya blasts Amnesty report on human rights abuses

Libyan authorities have rejected an Amnesty International (AI) report accusing the Libyan National Army (LNA) of shelling civilians trapped in the Ganfuda area of Benghazi. In a workshop organised...

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October 10, 2016

How can Saudi respond to the decline of its position in US policy?

It has become clear from the developments over the past three years that Saudi Arabia’s position in the US strategy for the Middle East has greatly declined and that...

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