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May 24, 2016

Turkey: PM Binali Yildirim takes reins from Davutoglu

Following his election on Sunday as the new leader of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, Binali Yildirim officially took the reins of the premiership today. Following a...

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May 24, 2016

Ghannouchi re-elected as head of Ennahda

There are problems within the Ennahda party but assessing the situation is part of how the group operates, the party’s head Rachid Al-Ghannouchi said in a speech yesterday. Ennahda...

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May 24, 2016

Syria: 145 killed in Jabla, Tartous blasts

A series of blasts, which Daesh claimed responsibility for, rocked the two Syrian cities of Jabla and Tartous, killing at least 145 and injuring scores more. The Syrian Observatory...

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May 24, 2016

The illusion of containing the Houthis

The statement made by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir to France’s Le Figaro newspaper regarding the priority of his country’s war in Yemen against Al-Qaeda and Daesh, while leaving...

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May 24, 2016

A Palestinian police state in waiting

When it comes to Israel, and to supporting Palestinian rights, at the far reaches of acceptability in mainstream British party politics is the idea of supporting a Palestinian state...

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May 24, 2016

Ambiguous Egyptian-Russian relations

Russian interest in Africa, mainly its north, began in the 18th century, with interests in the Mediterranean coast as part of an expansion policy that was based on military,...

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May 24, 2016

Iran accuses Israel of kidnapping four diplomats in 1982

Iran’s Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan yesterday accused Israel of kidnapping four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon in 1982 adding that the four men are still alive. Iran’s Tasnim News Agency...

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May 24, 2016

GCC to discuss introduction of taxes

The Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee in the Gulf Cooperation Council will hold an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, today to discuss the introduction of taxes. The official...

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May 24, 2016

Hamas leader: Israel is legitimising the killing of Palestinians

The Israeli occupation is legitimising the killing of Palestinians to evade any accountability or international trial, Hamas MP Yahya Moussa said on Sunday. “The Israeli occupation issues laws that...

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May 24, 2016

Egyptian Parliament threatens MPs who criticise state

The Egyptian Parliament Speaker on Sunday warned members of parliament against criticising the government’s monetary policy saying that destructive criticism “has adverse effects”. “Some members consistently appear in television...

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