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June 21, 2016

Iraq’s Anbar tribes demand government withdraw Shia militia

Sunni tribes in Iraq’s Anbar province have demanded the government withdraw the Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces from the area and replace them with military units and clansmen. The tribes’...

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June 21, 2016

Oil prices increase as Brexit chances dim

Oil prices rose on Monday, with Brent crude climbing above the $50 a barrel mark with speculation that Britain will remain a member of the European Union in the...

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June 21, 2016

Egypt asks Israel to help solve Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam crisis

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is reported to have asked the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intervene and help solve his country’s dispute with Ethiopia over the Renaissance...

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June 21, 2016

Arab parliament welcomes al-Bashir’s ceasefire announcement in Blue Nile, South Kordofan.

The Arab Parliament Speaker Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Jarwan has welcomed the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s announcement of a comprehensive four-month ceasefire in the states of Blue Nile and South...

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June 21, 2016

Syrian opposition calls on Turkey to ensure safe passage of Syrians fleeing conflict

The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces has called on the Turkish government to ensure the safe passage of Syrians fleeing the conflict to safety in Turkey....

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June 21, 2016

PA refuses to comment on Egypt’s denial of border discussions

Palestinian Authority (PA) foreign ministry yesterday refused to comment on Egypt’s denial that the two authorities are discussing their mutual sea borders, Quds Press reported. On Friday, Western media...

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June 21, 2016

Media Club calls on PA to protect journalists

The Palestinian Media Club yesterday called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to protect journalists from the Israeli occupation instead of harassing them and putting restrictions on their work, the...

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June 21, 2016

Obama questioned need for Israel’s military edge

US President Barack Obama once questioned the necessity of maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge in the Middle East, the former American defence secretary said yesterday. Former Pentagon chief Leon Panetta...

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June 21, 2016

Palestine’s ‘prayer for rain’: How Israel uses water as a weapon of war

Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have had their water supply reduced almost by half. This alarming development has been taking place...

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June 21, 2016

13M Syrians displaced by conflict: UK-based NGO

The number of people displaced internally or externally by Syria’s ongoing civil war – now in its sixth year – stands at more than 13 million, the Syrian Observatory...

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