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  • September 27, 2016

    Somali election delayed

    Somalia’s presidential election – that had been slated to take place at the end of October – has been delayed for four weeks, the Somali electoral commission has announced....

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  • September 27, 2016

    US forces expect further chemical weapons

    A Spokesman for the US military has said that they expect that their forces will be exposed to chemical weapons as in the run up to a possible attack...

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  • September 26, 2016

    Leaked recording reveals Egypt’s support for Dahlan

    Mekameleen TV has aired a leaked recording of a telephone conversation between former Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan and the head of Egypt’s intelligence services in which the latter can...

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  • September 26, 2016

    Jordan rejects Western ground troops in Syria

    Jordan rejects the presence of a Western army in Syria, King Abdullah said, adding that the West doesn’t realise that it’s in a Third World War. Speaking in a...

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  • September 26, 2016

    Oil up 4% as OPEC meets

    Oil jumped as much as four per cent today as the world’s largest producers gathered in Algeria to discuss ways to support prices, with nervous trade driving volatility to...

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  • September 26, 2016

    Saudi women file petition to end male guardianship

    In an unprecedented move, a petition calling for the end of the male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia has been handed to the kingdom’s government today after it gained...

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  • September 26, 2016

    Bennett: US elections ‘opportunity’ to annex Palestinian land

    Israel should exploit the US elections and annex parts of the occupied West Bank and impose its full sovereignty over them, Education Minister Naftali Bennett urged today. Speaking on...

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  • September 26, 2016

    Greece returns 70 migrants to Turkey

    Greek authorities sent 70 illegal immigrants from the island of Lesbos to Turkey under an agreement between Turkey and the European Union, Greek officials revealed today. The Anadolu Agency...

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  • September 26, 2016

    ‘Ottoman’, British FM on official visit to Turkey

    British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson kicked off his first official visit to Ankara today by highlighting his “proud ownership” of a Turkish washing machine and steered clear of his...

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  • September 26, 2016

    Saudi slashes ministers’ pay

    Saudi Arabia will cut ministers’ salaries by 20 per cent and scale back financial perks for public sector employees in one of the most drastic measures yet by the...

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