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January 28, 2019

Bahrain upholds life sentence against opposition leaders – BNA

Bahrain’s highest court upheld life sentences against three opposition leaders on charges of spying for Qatar, state news agency BNA and a rights group said today. Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh...

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January 28, 2019

Israel approves exports of cannabis for medical use

The Israeli cabinet yesterday approved a law that allows the export of cannabis for medical use, Israeli media reported. The Knesset had approved the law in December, according to...

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January 28, 2019

Record number of potential candidates for Algerian presidential election

One week after the application process opened for the presidential election in Algeria due to be held on 18 April, more than 100 potential candidates have submitted their papers....

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January 28, 2019

Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza being interviewed for jobs in Qatar

A Qatari team arrived in the occupied West Bank yesterday and met Palestinian Education Minister Sabri Saidam in preparation to holding interviews with teachers who have applied to work...

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January 28, 2019

Fatah discusses forming new government without Hamas

Palestinian movement Fatah yesterday launched discussions about forming a new government without Hamas and Islamic Jihad, a senior Fatah leader announced. Secretary of Fatah’s Revolutionary Council Majed Al-Fityani said...

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January 28, 2019

Sudan’s Bashir says protesters trying to copy Arab Spring

Protesters in Sudan are trying to imitate the Arab Spring uprisings that shook the region in 2011, President Omar al-Bashir said on Sunday during a visit to Egypt, Reuters reports....

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January 28, 2019

Attack on displaced people’s camp in Yemen kills eight civilians

The shelling of a camp for displaced people in Yemen’s northwestern Hajjah province killed eight civilians and wounded 30 others, the United Nations said on Sunday, amid fears that...

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January 28, 2019

France: Egypt human rights record worse now than under Mubarak

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday human rights in Egypt were perceived as worse now than under former strongman Hosni Mubarak, who was toppled by protests in 2011, Reuters...

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January 28, 2019

New secular political party launched in Tunisia

The formation of Tahya Tounes (Long Live Tunisia), a new political party close to the current Head of Government Youssef Chahed, was announced on Sunday. Around 4,000 people attended...

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January 28, 2019

UK: Iraq must move away from economic reliance on Iran

Iraq must wean itself off economic reliance on Iran and become more energy self-sufficient, Britain’s foreign office minister for the Middle East said on Sunday, Reuters reports. Alistair Burt visited...

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