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October 4, 2016

Anger after Irish bank closes Palestine solidarity group’s account

The Bank of Ireland has been criticised after shutting the account of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), the latest in a string of similar moves by European banks....

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October 4, 2016

US sends 3 warships to Gulf of Aden

The US Navy has dispatched three warships around the southern coast of Yemen after four Houthi rockets struck a United Arab Emirates auxiliary ship over the weekend, two US...

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October 4, 2016

Bangladeshi workers in Oman request amnesty to return home

A senior official from the Bangladeshi embassy in Muscat has urged the Omani government to provide an amnesty for stranded foreign workers. Workers are trapped between staying in the...

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October 4, 2016

Abbas’s betrayal of Palestine

Moving from one dangerous blunder to another, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has exceeded his usual level of absurdity, which hovers within the spectrum of allegedly speaking for Palestinian...

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October 4, 2016

Rights groups: Israel’s agreement with Facebook threatens free speech

Middle East-based civil society activists have warned of a chilling effect on freedom of expression, following a high-profile agreement between the Israeli government and Facebook. In a statement published...

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October 4, 2016

Iraq urged to setup JASTA style law to sue US

Iraq’s parliament has been urged to put in place a law similar to the US’s American Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) to allow its citizens to prosecute...

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October 4, 2016

German minister snubbed by Iranian policymaker

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel urged the Iranian government to push for a ceasefire in Syria. Gabriel, who is on a two-day visit to the Republic to conduct trade...

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October 4, 2016

Morocco arrests 10 suspected female Daesh militants

Morocco has dismantled a suspected Daesh militant cell and arrested 10 women believed to be planning attacks in the North African kingdom, the Interior Ministry said yesterday. It was...

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October 4, 2016

Russian, Egyptian paratroopers to carry out joint drills in Africa

For the first time in history, Russian paratroopers are to take part in joint drills with their Egyptian counterparts in Africa, Sputnik news agency reported the Russian defence ministry...

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October 4, 2016

Kuwaitis held in US after ‘immoral’ content discovered on their phones

Twenty-four Kuwaitis are being held in the US after being charged with storing illegal material on their mobile phones and tablets, Kuwaiti newspaper Al Rai reported. The group included...

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