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October 6, 2016

Houthis ban Whatsapp in Yemen

Houthi rebels have banned Whatsapp in an apparent crackdown on freedom of speech, Gulf Eyes reported on Tuesday. Since the September 2014 coup which forced Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh...

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October 6, 2016

Tunisian union warns against government freeze to wages

The Tunisian General Labour Union said yesterday that it would “absolutely” reject any attempt by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s government to freeze public sector wage increases, saying any such...

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October 6, 2016

2m Yemeni children out of school

UNICEF yesterday urged all conflicting parties in Yemen to protect schools as the country’s education system deteriorates as a result of the war. Julien Harneis, UNICEF’s Yemen representative, said...

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October 6, 2016

Egypt is experimenting with the IMF’s ideal reforms

During an interview on Al-Jazeera, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has expressed her optimism about the Egyptian economy. “The measures that the Egyptian authorities...

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October 6, 2016

Israel enabling ‘largest private settlement’ in history of East Jerusalem

The Israeli government is directly enabling the largest private settlement compound in the history of occupied East Jerusalem, two NGOs warned this week. The report, “Broken Trust: State Involvement...

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October 6, 2016

Medical source: Abbas hospitalised after collapsing from ‘exhaustion’

UPDATE (15:00 GMT): Abbas has left hospital. —– UPDATE (13:40 GMT): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas underwent a heart function test in hospital today and the results were normal, a doctor...

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October 6, 2016

Top Iranian general suggests regicide

A top Iranian general has suggested that Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al-Saud is so “impatient” he may kill his own father to take the throne....

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October 6, 2016

Daesh fighters ‘more educated than others’, World Bank

Daesh fighters are more educated than their average countryman according to a new World Bank study. Entitled “Economic and Social Inclusion to Prevent Violent Extremism”, the study looks at...

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October 6, 2016

Sudanese doctors strike to demand protection from security services

The Federal Committee of Sudanese Doctors is planning a nationwide strike today to demand higher wages, protection from security forces and better services at government hospitals. More than 350...

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October 6, 2016

Remembering Algeria’s Black October

5th October 1988 marks Algeria’s Black October, in what is considered the country’s Arab Spring. From 5-11 October 1988, 500 people were killed and more than a 1,000 were...

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