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November 26, 2019

Amnesty: Death toll from protests in Iran climbs to 143

At least 143 people in Iran have been killed since protests broke out earlier this month over the government’s decision to raise fuel prices, Amnesty International said yesterday, as...

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November 26, 2019

Egypt: 7 people sentenced to death over killing policemen

The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday ordered the execution of seven people convicted of killing eight police officers three years ago. The court also sentenced three to 15 years...

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November 26, 2019

Moncef Marzouki announces resignation from political life

In a video posted on his Facebook page, Marzouki announced his decision to withdraw from the presidency of Al-Harak party as well as from political life. This decision had...

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November 26, 2019

Bennett threatens Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

Israeli Defence Minister, Naftali Bennett, threatened on Monday the Gaza Strip, Syria and Lebanon, saying: “You know that our response will be very painful and to the point.” Benett’s...

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November 26, 2019

UK envoy: ‘We support formation of new government in Lebanon’

Richard Moore, Director General for Political Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, expressed on Monday his country’s support for the formation of a new government in Lebanon, stressing...

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November 26, 2019

Tunisia president calls for saving Palestinian people from extermination

Tunisian President Kais Saied called on the world to end successive attempts to exterminate the Palestinian people. During his speech on the 4th anniversary of the martyrdom of members...

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November 26, 2019

Fatah denies exclusion of Abbas from running for president for health and political reasons

The Secretary-General of the Palestinian Presidency, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, has denied that he had made any statements about the Palestinian elections and Fatah’s candidate for the polls. Palestinian news...

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November 26, 2019

Iraq protests become bloody

As protests in Baghdad and nine southern Iraqi provinces entered their second consecutive month, the bloody scene dominated the demonstrations, amid security unrest and dozens of casualties on Monday....

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November 26, 2019

Netanyahu not obliged to step aside after indictment

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not have to step aside after being indicted for alleged corruption, the country’s attorney general ruled on Monday, a reprieve for the conservative...

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November 26, 2019

EU: Egypt must enable media freedom

The European Union (EU) said on Sunday that there was a “decline” in media freedom in Egypt, calling on the local authorities “to enable journalists to work without fear.”...

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