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January 12, 2016

China offers $1bn loan for sanitation projects in Egypt

Egypt’s Ministry of Housing has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese company Juzoba to implement sanitation projects in 260 Egyptian villages, Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouli said yesterday. “$1...

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January 12, 2016

Modernization of Arak reactor underway: Iran

The modernization of Iran’s Arak heavy water research reactor is underway, the country’s media reported on Monday. “One of our undertakings in the nuclear deal is...

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January 12, 2016

Suggestions for Fatah on its 51st anniversary

Fatah was the foundation of the modern Palestinian national movement and launched the armed struggle on 1 January 1965. Although it has led the Palestinian struggle for the past...

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January 12, 2016

Masked men firebomb Saudi intelligence building in Qatif

A group of masked men threw firebombs at an intelligence service compound in the city of Qatif in eastern Saudi Arabia. A Saudi Interior Ministry spokesperson said: “There was...

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January 12, 2016

Daesh launches satellite channel

Daesh has launched a propaganda news channel, a human rights group has claimed. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Daesh’s media and propaganda division launched the satellite channel...

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January 12, 2016

Turkey to issue work permits for Syrian refugees

Ankara is to issue work permits for Syrian refugees to discourage them from migrating to Europe amid EU pressure to reduce the number people making the journey, Turkey’s Minister...

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January 12, 2016

Egypt’s tourist number down by 38% in November

The number of tourists visiting Egypt fell by 37.8 per cent in November compared with the same period in 2014, the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS)...

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January 12, 2016

OIC launches urgent appeal to end siege on Madaya and Taiz

The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday launched an urgent appeal to the international community to assume its responsibilities and take immediate steps to end...

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January 12, 2016

The British government outsources responsibilities for refugees and migrants to civil society

The condition of migrants and refugees in Britain was debated critically at an evening seminar at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) last week. The British...

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January 11, 2016

Stepping into the life of displaced refugees

London’s P21 Gallery is presenting a group exhibition entitled “Jerusalem//Home”, bringing together the photographic works of four young photographers from Jerusalem, ceramic works by two London-based artists, and digital...

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