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September 8, 2016

UN: Situation in Western Sahara ‘remains tense’

The situation in the Western Sahara remains tense, the UN warned yesterday. “The situation remains tense in the Guerguerat area of Western Sahara inside the buffer strip,” UN spokesman...

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September 8, 2016

Algeria decides whether to boycott game with Israel at Paralympics

Algeria is set to come to a decision regarding whether or not its Goalball Paralympic team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will boycott its upcoming game with Israel on...

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September 8, 2016

Saudi FM: We will not allow Houthis to take over Yemen

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that his country will not allow the repetition of the Lebanese situation in Yemen, where the minority rules over the majority. Speaking at...

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September 8, 2016

Report: Obama administration arms sales offers to Saudi top $115bn

US President Barack Obama’s administration has offered Saudi Arabia more than $115 billion in weapons, other military equipment and training, the most of any US administration in the 71-year...

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September 8, 2016

Egyptian court releases satirical band

An Egyptian court yesterday accepted an appeal made by members of the satirical band Street Children after they were charged with “incitement to overthrow the regime and spreading false news”, a judicial...

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September 8, 2016

Syria: Children attempt suicide in Madaya as siege tightens

Medical staff in Syria’s Madaya have reported that at least six teenagers, one a girl as young as 12, and seven young adults have attempted suicide in the last...

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September 8, 2016

Iranian commander inspects Iraqi militias in Aleppo

An Iraqi Shia militia fighting in Syria announced yesterday that its forces were being inspected on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo by Iranian Brigadier General Qassem...

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September 8, 2016

Kremlin: Abbas and Netanyahu talks not on the agenda

A meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia is currently not being considered, the Kremlin said yesterday. “This meeting is not on the...

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September 8, 2016

Iraqi finance minister survives vote of no confidence

Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari, an ethnic Kurd from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), survived a vote of no confidence today after lawmakers failed to turn up in sufficient...

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September 8, 2016

Yemen foreign minister urges international community for support

Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdelmalik Al-Mekhlafi pressed the international community to step up its support for the legitimate government of Yemen, in a speech to the German Council on Foreign...

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