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November 17, 2019

Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post

Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Safadi withdrew his candidacy to be the next prime minister on Saturday, saying that he saw that it would have been difficult to form...

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November 17, 2019

Khamenei backs Iran gasoline price hike, blames enemies for ‘sabotage’

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday backed gasoline price increases that have sparked protests across Iran, blaming opponents of the Islamic Republic and foreign enemies for “sabotage”,...

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November 17, 2019

Eager Saudis prepare to snap up stakes in ‘crown jewel’ Aramco

“No voice is louder than that of the Aramco IPO, the largest IPO on earth,” declared Ahmed al-Arfaj, a Saudi Arabian TV talk show host, drumming up demand for...

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November 16, 2019

WhatsApp blocks hundreds of Palestinian journalists’ accounts

WhatsApp yesterday blocked access to hundreds of Palestinian journalists and activists who were providing live updates during the Israeli offensive on Gaza, Safa news agency reported. This came less...

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November 16, 2019

How Western media bias allows Israel to getaway with murder in Gaza

An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent, and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished Gaza Strip. The Israeli military escalation was foreseeable because...

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November 16, 2019

Jordan’s domestic pressures and the US empire

Last weekend, Jordan announced that it would end the lease of two enclaves of land to Israel. As part of the unjust 1994 peace deal signed between Israel and...

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November 16, 2019

UNRWA mourns loss of young student at Gaza school

On Friday the United Nations Work and Refugee Agency (UNRWA) mourned the death of a student at one of its schools, a statement, a copy of which was sent...

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November 16, 2019

Imminent end of crisis between Qatar and other Gulf States

Signs of an imminent end for the crisis between Qatar and the other Gulf States have been emerging, likely through Kuwaiti mediation. Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Qabas, reported that the Kuwaiti...

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November 16, 2019

Are the killings of women and children a real victory on terror?

Israeli officials have been boasting about their “great victory” over “terror” in the Gaza Strip following their two-day onslaught in Gaza, during which they killed, according to an official...

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November 16, 2019

Ministerial Conference in Addis Ababa on Renaissance Dam

A ministerial meeting on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was held on Friday in Addis Ababa with the participation of Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, World Bank representatives and the United States....

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