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December 9, 2019

Israel army holds major drill simulating multi-front war

The Israeli military has carried out a major practice drill simulating a war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Palestine’s Hamas movements involving thousands of troops. The Jerusalem Post reported that...

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December 9, 2019

Iran’s deteriorating economy widens gap between ruling establishment and its people

As Iran further expands its nuclear enrichment program, the country’s economy is plummeting under the heavy weight of US imposed sanctions. Growing dissatisfaction and disappointment with the current establishment have...

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December 9, 2019

Assad’s uncle on trial in France for fraud

Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad’s uncle is to go on trial in the French capital of Paris today on charges of establishing a property business empire using official funds of...

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December 9, 2019

Egypt attempts to gain written guarantees from Ethiopia over Renaissance Dam

The Egyptian foreign minister and the minister of water resources will attempt to gain a written understanding that Ethiopia will not take a decision on the management and operation...

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December 9, 2019

7th annual Rise Up entrepreneurial summit showcases MENA startup market

The seventh annual Rise Up summit took place on 5-7 December at the American University in Cairo. The largest entrepreneurial gathering across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),...

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December 9, 2019

Iraq schools go on strike for fourth week

The majority of schools in the Iraqi capital Baghdad as well as in central and southern governorates have gone on strike for the fourth week as scores of students...

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December 9, 2019

Rights groups: Israel arrested 374 Palestinians last month

Palestinian human rights organisations said Israeli occupation forces arrested 374 Palestinians from across the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip during November, including 66 children and six women. The...

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December 9, 2019

Rights group: Egypt executes 3 detainees on terror-related charges

The Egyptian authorities on Thursday executed three people who were convicted of terror- related charges, the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) said yesterday. According to the rights...

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December 9, 2019

Sudan lifts immunity of officials accused of killing demonstrators

Sudanese Attorney General Taj Al-Sir Ali Al-Hebr yesterday lifted the immunity from a number of officials accused of killing protesters during the revolution that started one year ago, Anadolu...

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December 9, 2019

Netanyahu: Time to apply Israel sovereignty over Jordan Valley, annex West Bank

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that this is the time to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and legalise Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, local...

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