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January 31, 2019

UK: 50 artists urge BBC to boycott Eurovision in Israel

In a signed letter published in the Guardian newspaper, a coalition of 50 artists called on the BBC to boycott Eurovision in Israel...

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January 31, 2019

Sudan opposition leader's daughter detained as professors protest

Security forces detained the daughter of Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Wednesday, her family said, as anti-government protests spread to the capital’s main university, Reuters reports. Two security vehicles...

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January 31, 2019

Trump slams US intelligence chiefs as 'passive and naive' on Iran

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called US intelligence chiefs “extremely passive and naive” on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North Korea a day after...

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January 31, 2019

Increasing unemployment among Saudi doctors

Nearly 1,000 Saudi dentists are currently unemployed, Saudi health minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced yesterday. Speaking at the 20th graduation ceremony of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialities (SCFHS), Al-Rabiah...

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January 31, 2019

Erekat: Refusal to renew international observers’ mission in Hebron kills peace process

Saeb Erekat, Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee, said on Wednesday that Israel’s decision not to renew the “Temporary International Observation Mission in the City of Hebron” in the...

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January 30, 2019

Lebanon might see new government this week

Lebanon appeared to move closer on Wednesday to forming a new government after months of wrangling, with politicians from rival factions indicating it could happen this week, but the...

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January 30, 2019

Sudan's army says it will 'not allow state to fall' amid protests

The Sudanese army issued a statement on Wednesday saying it would not allow the state to collapse, following weeks of mass protests demanding an end to President Omar al-Bashir’s...

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January 30, 2019

US-born Iranian TV anchor back in Iran after US detention

A US-born anchor for Iran’s state-run Press TV arrived in Iran on Wednesday after 10 days of detention in the United States, Press TV reported, says Reuters. The anchor,...

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January 30, 2019

Gantz gains ground after inaugural campaign speech

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s toughest rival in Israel’s April election, a popular former general, made strong gains on Wednesday in the first opinion polls released after his inaugural campaign...

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January 30, 2019

Saudi Arabia closes 15-month anti-corruption campaign

Saudi Arabia has ended a sprawling crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that it said had recovered more than $106 billion through settlements with scores...

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