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January 11, 2016

Turkey’s challenge is the sectarian animosity fuelling Saudi-Iran standoff

Despite their regional political rivalry, Turkey has maintained its relations with Muslim rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia. Since the Ottoman war with Safavid Persia almost 400 years ago, Turkey...

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January 11, 2016

Syrians in Turkey protest against Madaya siege

Scores of Syrians in Turkey yesterday held a protest in front of the Russian consulate in Istanbul to protest against the humanitarian tragedy in the Syrian town of Madaya...

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January 11, 2016

Nidaa Tounes holds first conference following split

Tunisia’s ruling Nidaa Tounes party on Saturday held its first general conference following the resignation of the party’s Secretary-General Mohsen Marzouk and several MPs. The conference which concluded yesterday...

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January 11, 2016

The Compelling Memoirs of Ali Abumghasib

Ali Abumghasib knows little about the current intrigues of the Fatah Movement, or, perhaps, he is just not interested. Although he has dedicated most of his life fighting within...

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January 10, 2016

American company supplies foreign journalists with statements from Egypt’s Interior Ministry

The correspondent of the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal in Egypt, Tamir Ghabashi, has disclosed that the Egyptian Interior Ministry issued on Friday a statement addressed to foreign...

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January 10, 2016

Five cheerful stories from Egypt

He is a 17 year old young man who was detained by the police because he was wearing a T-shirt inscribed with the phrase “a homeland without torture”. Mahmoud...

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January 10, 2016

Russian airstrikes kill 47 in Syria’s Idlib

At least 47 people were killed and scores of others injured on Saturday when Russian warplanes struck the opposition-held Maarat al-Numan district in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, Syrian civil...

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January 10, 2016

South Africa’s ruling ANC discourages visits to Israel

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Saturday discouraged its leaders and members from visiting Israel and reiterated solidarity with the Palestinian people. “We reiterate that we discourage...

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January 10, 2016

US releases video of Iran rockets fired near warships

The US Navy has released a video purporting to show Iranian vessels firing rockets close by American warships, including the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, in the Strait...

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January 9, 2016

Malaysia faces ban for refusing Israeli athletes entry

Malaysia faces a possible ban from hosting international table tennis events after it failed to grant visas to Israeli athletes, a month after barring windsurfers from the country, according...

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