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October 1, 2016

Lebanon names new army chief of staff

Lebanon has named Major General Hatem Malak as the country’s new acting Army chief of staff, succeeding Major General Walid Salman, who completed his term of office, the New...

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October 1, 2016

A year of revolt: who were the Palestinians killed by Israeli forces?

It is one year since the beginning of a Palestinian youth-driven, anti-colonial revolt characterised by protests and attacks on Israeli forces and settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT),...

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October 1, 2016

Hamas: Abbas participation in Peres funeral ‘great sin’

A Palestinian MP has strongly criticised the participation of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas at the funeral of late Israeli politician Shimon Peres, Quds Press reported yesterday. Speaking...

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October 1, 2016

Iraqi transport minister’s 7,000 year airport claim mocked

Iraqi social media users have been mocking Transportation Minister Kadhum Finjan Al-Hamami after he made extraordinary claims that the first airport to have been established on planet earth was...

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October 1, 2016

Gamal Abdel Nasser and Nasserite crimes

A large part of the catastrophe facing the Arabs today can be traced back to the Gamal Abdel Nasser experience, who formed one of the fiercest military regimes in...

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October 1, 2016

9/11 bill may be a step too far in US-Saudi relations

The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) bill passed by the US Congress earlier this week, has put further strain on US-Saudi relations. Relations between the two countries,...

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October 1, 2016

Libya PM calls for national reconciliation in splintered country

Libya’s prime minister called for a national reconciliation initiative to repair the divisions in a fragmented country reeling from the turbulence that has followed the fall of dictator Muammar...

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October 1, 2016

EU proposes more aid, trade pact to support Tunisia

The European Commission proposed on Thursday to increase aid to Tunisia and complete a deeper trade pact within three years, as the EU seeks to support the new government...

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October 1, 2016

France wants investigation into alleged Sudan chemical weapons use

France said yesterday that it wanted an international investigation to decide whether Sudanese government forces had used chemical weapons in Darfur after allegations in a “worrying” report by Amnesty...

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October 1, 2016

Israeli forces injure 6 in Gaza

At least six Palestinians were injured in the besieged Gaza Strip yesterday during clashes with Israeli forces along the borderline with Israel. Palestinian medical sources said five people were...

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