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September 30, 2016

Egyptian court orders temporary suspension of ruling on island transfer to Saudi

An Egyptian court accepted an appeal on Thursday against a June verdict that voided the agreement in which Egypt transferred the sovereignty of two Red Sea islands to Saudi...

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September 30, 2016

US lawmakers stumble on vetoed Saudi 9/11 bill

US lawmakers expressed doubts yesterday about legislation they forced on President Barack Obama, saying the new law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia could be narrowed to ease concerns about...

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September 30, 2016

Kuwait criticises Israeli stance on nuclear weapons

Kuwait yesterday reiterated its vision to have a nuclear weapon free Middle East. The Gulf state’s foreign ministry representative, Talal Al-Fasam, called for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

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September 30, 2016

Mauritanian parties meet for political dialogue

Political dialogue meetings between Mauritanian opposition and government parties have started this week, expected to last until 10 October. A number of discussion points will be raised in the...

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September 30, 2016

UK taxpayers fund torture in Bahrain prisons

The UK Foreign Office has funded training for hundreds of prison guards in Bahrain who torture detainees into giving false confessions in order to secure the death penalty, a...

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September 30, 2016

Egypt’s great expectations of Sisi have turned to bitter disappointment, says Israeli study

An Israeli study claims that after three years of his presidency, Egyptians’ “great expectations” of Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi have turned into “bitter disappointment”. Written by researcher Mira Tzoreff, and...

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September 30, 2016

Reporters Without Borders condemns imprisonment of Iranian journalist

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned a decision made by an appeal court in Iran to uphold a 10-year jail sentence given to a local journalist and human rights...

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September 30, 2016

US to extend Libya operation for another month

United States President Barack Obama will extend the US air campaign in Libya against Daesh militants for a third consecutive month. Initially supposed to last a few weeks, AFRICOM,...

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September 30, 2016

Syrian regime destroys Aleppo water station

A water station in opposition-held eastern Aleppo was destroyed by bombing today, dealing a further blow to a water system already badly damaged during a week-long offensive by the...

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September 30, 2016

The October War: legitimate questions and missing answers

The 43rd anniversary of the 1973 October War will be marked next week; this war deserves some serious reflection in light of the situation in the Arab world today....

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