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September 26, 2016

South African Muslim group refuses to host Egypt’s Grand Mufti

The South African Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) will no longer host Egypt’s Grand Mufti Dr Shawki Allam in South Africa in protest against his endorsement of the death sentences handed...

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September 26, 2016

Houthis impose tax on Yemeni civilians

Houthis are forcing Yemenis to pay 500 riyals ($2) in an effort to raise much needed funds after the Yemen Central Bank was moved to Aden by the international...

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September 26, 2016

A Sword of Damocles hangs over the PA

The US government has essentially bailed out the Palestinian Authority. In a recent story for The Electronic Intifada, my colleague Charlotte Silver detailed the case here. A US “federal...

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September 26, 2016

Houthis shoot down Saudi drone

Yemeni militia forces have shot down a Saudi drone yesterday on an espionage mission in the country’s airspace, according to the Houthi controlled Al-Masirah television station. The spy drone...

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September 26, 2016

Algeria and Turkey meet in New York to talk about Syria and Libya

Algeria’s foreign minister has met his Turkish counterpart on the fringes of the UN General Assembly in New York, Anadolu reported on Sunday. On the agenda for Ramtane Lamamra...

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September 26, 2016

Libyan State Council to appoint military and Central Bank chiefs

Libya’s State Council has announced plans to appoint new heads of the military and a new governor for the Central Bank of Libya, despite national and international rejection of...

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September 26, 2016

Oman Air apologises for using ‘Persian’ instead of ‘Arabian’ Gulf

Oman Air has apologised for the use of “Persian Gulf” to refer to the Arabian Gulf on a number of its flights, AlKhaleejonline.com reported on Sunday. The airline pointed...

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September 26, 2016

World Council of Churches calls on Sisi to release Egyptian journalist

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has urged Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to release journalist Hesham Gaafar from prison for “humanitarian reasons”, Quds Press reported on Sunday. Gaafar...

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September 26, 2016

Houthis propose ceasefire to Saudi Arabia

A top official in Yemen’s armed Houthi movement offered on Sunday a ceasefire deal to Saudi Arabia. The head of the self-styled Supreme Political Council Saleh Al-Samad said in a...

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September 26, 2016

Twitter campaign against Facebook for targeting Palestinian journalists

Palestinian and pro-Palestine activists and journalists around the globe started an anti-Facebook Twitter campaign on Sunday morning, in protest against the social media giant’s cooperation with Israel against Palestinians....

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