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January 20, 2015

330 illegal immigrants caught off the coast of Turkey

The Turkish coastguards intercepted a ship carrying 333 people, mostly Syrians bound for the European Union, in the Mediterranean Sea, officials informed the Anadolu Agency yesterday. During an operation...

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January 20, 2015

Kuwait shuts Al-Watan newspaper

The Kuwaiti government has shut down a privately-owned publishing house responsible for issuing Al-Watan newspaper citing financial losses. Representatives of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry arrived last...

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January 20, 2015

Tunisia borrows $116m from Germany for development

Tunisia borrowed €99.9 million ($116.2 million) from Germany to support developmental projects, the Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement released yesterday, the Tunisian foreign ministry said that Tunisia and...

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January 20, 2015

Fresh fighting near Libya oil installations despite ceasefire

Fighting broke out again yesterday between the Libyan army and Libya Dawn forces for control of the oil crescent hours after a ceasefire was announced. The ceasefire was to...

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January 20, 2015

Israel declares border area with Lebanon closed zone

The Israeli army yesterday declared the border area with southern Lebanon a “closed zone” and prevented Israeli farmers from approaching it, following the killing of six Hezbollah leaders in...

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January 20, 2015

Netanyahu to reduce dependence on European markets following BDS

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to reduce Israel’s dependence on European markets due to the growing boycott campaign. During a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday,...

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January 20, 2015

From Westminster to Riyadh, British arms deals stink of corruption

This week, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) released new figures which reveal the £3.8 billion in arms sales that the British government has approved for export to Saudi Arabia...

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January 20, 2015

New leaks expose Sisi’s ‘media arms’

A leaked audio recording aired on Egyptian TV yesterday appears to prove the army’s influence over the country’s media. Mekameleen satellite channel broadcast the recordings dialogue between Brigadier General...

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January 20, 2015

Cameron targets the wrong group

David Cameron says we “have a problem” if we do not realise there is an issue over the radicalisation of young British Muslims. The prime minister’s disgraceful exploitation of...

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January 19, 2015

No one has been able to find a solution for the Yemeni problem

Is Yemen undergoing a coup? That’s what government officials in the country have alleged after a heavy outbreak of fighting in the capital Sanaa. The mainly Shia rebel group,...

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