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August 31, 2015

Report: 500 buildings destroyed by war in Aden

As many as 500 buildings have been destroyed as a result of the raging war in Aden, Yemen, Anadolu news agency has reported. The Aden Reconstruction Initiative said in...

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August 31, 2015

Saudi Arabia opens candidate registration for municipal elections

The Saudi Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs announced on Sunday that it would be opening registration for candidates to run for municipal elections for a period of 17...

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August 31, 2015

Israel urges US to keep troops in Sinai to bolster Sisi regime

In a clear signal of its lack of confidence in the longevity of Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s regime in Cairo, Israel has urged the US to keep its troops in...

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August 30, 2015

The week in pictures

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP: Palestinian students from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music entertain attendees at the Sea and Freedom Festival. BEIRUT, LEBANON: Lebanese protesters graffiti a concrete...

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August 30, 2015

As group protests escalate, Al-Sisi can expect a hot start to September

A hot start to September awaits Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, with group protests including a sit-in by police officers, a mass rally by civil servants and a similar...

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August 30, 2015

Syrian safe zone to provide refuge on Turkey’s border

One of the most important goals of the joint air campaign against Daesh, as part of a deal between Turkey and the U.S., is to push the terror group...

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August 30, 2015

Libya boat disaster death toll climbs to 119

The death toll has risen to 119 due to the capsizing Friday of two boats carrying illegal migrants after the Libyan Coast Guard discovered 39 additional bodies, local authorities...

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August 30, 2015

Arab League postpones joint force meeting indefinitely

The Arab League has postponed a meeting at foreign and defence minister level to discuss the formation of a Joint Arab Force. The meeting, which was scheduled for today,...

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August 30, 2015

Hebron Palestinians protest settlers’ seizure of hospital

Dozens of Palestinians staged demonstrations on Saturday outside the Al-Baraka hospital complex in the southern West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) to protest the occupation of the premises by...

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August 30, 2015

Brotherhood prisoners refuse to meet government-appointed delegation

Muslim Brotherhood leaders imprisoned in the maximum-security Al-Aqrab (“scorpion”) Prison — Prison 933 —refused to meet with a delegation from the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) during its...

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