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March 25, 2019

Iran to cement ties with Lebanon, Hezbollah despite US pressure

Iran said on Sunday it would expand its ties with Lebanon in spite of the “provocative and interventionist” call by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for Beirut to...

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March 25, 2019

Honduran president calls Jerusalem Israeli capital, not moving embassy yet

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Sunday called Jerusalem Israel’s capital, saying the Central American country would open a trade office there, but he stopped short of announcing plans...

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March 25, 2019

UN calls on Egypt to ‘immediately’ release opposition figure Salah Sultan

The United Nations (UN)’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) yesterday demanded an “immediate release” for the Egyptian prominent opposition figure, Salah Sultan, who has been held in...

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March 25, 2019

Algeria opposition proposes presidential committee to lead transitional phase

Algerian opposition called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Saturday to step down, proposing the setting up of a “presidential committee to lead a transitional period for a limited duration.”...

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March 25, 2019

Protest march in Morocco against abolition of free education

Hundreds of labour unionists and teachers have demonstrated on Sunday in the Moroccan capital Rabat, in rejection of the abolition of free education and in demand for better conditions...

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March 25, 2019

Ben Ali on top of inauguration of Innovation Fair in Tunisia, amid rising controversy

Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted by a popular revolution in 2011, has participated in the 36th session of Innovation Fair of handicrafts in...

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March 24, 2019

Palestine: ‘Israeli war crimes should go to international court’

Israeli crimes against peaceful Palestinian protesters in Gaza should go to the International Criminal Court (ICC), said the Palestinian ambassador to UN in Geneva on Sunday. Ibrahim Khraishi’s call came...

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March 24, 2019

Gazan youth dies of wounds from Israeli fire

A Palestinian youth on Sunday succumbed to wounds he sustained from Israeli army fire in the Gaza Strip a day earlier, according to the health ministry. Habib al-Masri, 24,...

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March 24, 2019

Arab summit won’t discuss Syria membership: spokesman

Syria’s membership in the Arab League is not on the agenda of this month’s annual Arab summit, the pan-Arab body confirmed on Sunday. Arab leaders are scheduled to meet...

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March 24, 2019

Egypt naval forces depart to France for naval drill

Egyptian naval forces left for France on Sunday to take part in a joint exercise with French troops, according to the Egyptian military. The drill aims to enhance naval...

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