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June 24, 2019

US prods Iran for talks to ease Gulf tensions; Tehran dismisses sanctions threat

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not seeking war with Tehran after a senior Iranian military commander warned any conflict in the Gulf region could spread...

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June 24, 2019

Ruling party candidate declared winner of Mauritania election

Mauritania’s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential election on Sunday, cementing the power of a ruling party that has positioned itself as an ally of the West...

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June 24, 2019

Saudi-led coalition: Yemen’s Houthis hit Saudi airport, killing one, wounding 21

Yemen’s Houthi movement launched an attack on Abha civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Sunday that killed one person and wounded 21 others, the Saudi-led coalition battling the...

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June 23, 2019

Qatar to disburse $3m for Syrian refugees in Jordan

The state-owned Qatar Fund for Development and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) yesterday signed a joint $3 million agreement to operate five primary health care clinics...

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June 23, 2019

Egypt: Hazem Abu Ismail goes into coma in detention

Egyptian Salafi politician, Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, has gone into a coma in detention after allegedly being attacked by jailers, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party announced yesterday....

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June 23, 2019

Mauritania government declares victory for ruling party candidate

Mauritania’s government, which has positioned itself as an ally of the West against Islamist militants, declared victory on Sunday in the country’s presidential election but opposition candidates said they...

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June 23, 2019

Trump says did not send message to Tehran warning of attack

President Donald Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he did not send a message to Tehran warning Iran of a US attack, which he later called off. Iranian...

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June 23, 2019

Sudan court orders company to end military-ordered internet blackout

A Sudanese court ordered telecoms operator Zain Sudan on Sunday to restore internet services, a lawyer said, after they were severed nearly three weeks ago when security forces dispersed...

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June 23, 2019

In border camps, Syrians rely on doctors in trucks and tents

The Syrian war has inflicted all kinds of hardships on Najwa Abdelaziz but she still manages to make light of one of them. “The uprising ruined my teeth,” she...

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June 23, 2019

Key suspect in murder of Khashoggi not put on trial

A key suspect in the murder case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul has not been put on trial, a recently released UN report...

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