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October 7, 2016

UN, Saudi disagree over abuse of children

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has today called on Saudi Arabia to end “severe” discrimination against girls and to repeal laws that allow the stoning,...

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October 7, 2016

French helicopter carrier arrives in Egypt

The second of two Mistral-class Landing Helicopter Doc (LHD) warships France has sold to Egypt arrived in Alexandria yesterday on the 43rd anniversary of the 6 October War. Forty-three...

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October 7, 2016

Copts denied permit to commemorate Maspero massacre

The Ministry of Interior in Egypt has denied Coptic activists a permit to protest in front of the state television building Maspero on the five-year anniversary of the Maspero...

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October 7, 2016

‘Turkey will keep troops in Iraq,’ insists PM

Turkey’s prime minister has insisted that his government will keep troops in Iraq. Binali Yildirim linked the presence of Turkish soldiers in Iraq to the elimination of Daesh and...

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October 7, 2016

Dahlan supporters march in Gaza and burn photos of Abbas

Scores of supporters of dismissed Fatah official, Muhammad Dahlan, organised a march in Gaza yesterday to condemn Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ attendance of former Israeli President Shimon Peres’...

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October 7, 2016

Iraqi PM repeats rejection of Turkish troops being in Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has reiterated his position rejecting the presence of Turkish troops near Mosul in northern Iraq. He said that there are conflicting statements issued by...

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October 7, 2016

New Syria sanctions considered by Obama

Following fresh allegations of a chemical attack by the Assad regime, US President Barack Obama is considering new sanctions on Syria in a bid to pile more pressure on...

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October 7, 2016

Moroccans go to the polls

Moroccans head to the polls today in the second parliamentary election since the king devolved some powers in a constitutional reform five years ago to ease Arab Spring protests...

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October 7, 2016

Yemeni PM criticises resistance advances against Houthis

Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Bin Daghr hinted that he opposes the raging military operation by local resistance forces against Houthi fighters, according to Gulf News. This comes after local...

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October 7, 2016

EU Parliament calls for ‘more pronounced role’ in Syria peace efforts

The European Parliament has called for Europe to have a “more pronounced role” in the efforts to reach a peace agreement in Syria. They also called on all parties...

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