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October 7, 2016

Kuwait subsidises fuel after price hike

The Kuwaiti government yesterday agreed to compensate citizens for hiking petrol prices in a plan to “partially liberalise” the fuel subsidy. The decision comes after a hike in fuel...

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October 7, 2016

EU: Targeting of Emirati ship off Yemen ‘unacceptable’

The EU yesterday called for respecting the freedom of movement and security in the Bab Al-Mandeb Straits off the southern coast of Yemen, adding that the attack On an...

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October 7, 2016

Libya’s eastern authorities say oil money will go to Tripoli central bank

Authorities in eastern Libya will allow revenues from rising oil production to be paid into the central bank in Tripoli even though they do not recognise the bank’s governor...

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October 7, 2016

This only happens in occupied Palestine

After a visit to Hebron in 1996, the late Palestinian scholar Edward Said wrote, “The present situation cannot last, there are too many inequities and injustices at the heart...

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October 7, 2016

Kurdish spy chief: No plan for post-Daesh Mosul

There may be no concrete plans for Mosul once Daesh is forced out of its last major urban stronghold in Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) spy chief said...

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October 7, 2016

Attacks on Libyan official’s home condemned

Libya’s Presidency Council (PC) has condemned the attack by armed forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Hafter on the home of House of Representatives (HoR) member Amer Omran. The...

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October 7, 2016

Misrata’s military council: US airstrikes in Libya ‘useless’

A Bunyan Marsous (BM) commander has blasted the United States for its “useless” airstrikes in Sirte saying that if Washington had really wanted to it could have liberated Sirte...

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October 7, 2016

Iraqi ayatollah’s fatwa: ‘Fight the invading Turkish forces in Iraq’

A senior Iraqi Shia cleric issued a fatwa, or religious edict, earlier this week calling for Iraqis to fight the “invading Turkish troops” that are currently in northern...

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October 7, 2016

UK: Algeria is leading the way in the fight against extremism

Algeria has been commended by the United Kingdom (UK) for “leading the way” in the fight against violent extremism. Visiting Algiers yesterday the UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State...

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October 7, 2016

US calls for war crimes investigation in Syria

Russian and Syrian actions such as bombing hospitals in Syria cry out for a war crimes investigation, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today. “Last night, the ...

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