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November 25, 2018

Senior Saudi prince says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi conclusion

A senior Saudi prince cast doubt upon the reported CIA finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month,...

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November 25, 2018

Qatar quarrel plays out in battle over UAE banks

Qatar National Bank (QNB) owns 40% of Commercial Bank International, which in turn holds 40% of the United Arab Bank. Both these UAE banks experienced a fall in assets,...

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November 25, 2018

Daesh claims attack in southern Libya that killed at least nine

Daesh on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a town in Libya’s southern desert that killed nine people and in which several people were kidnapped, according to a...

News
November 25, 2018

Bahrain holds elections with ban on opposition groups

Bahrainis voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election from which opposition groups have been barred, amid a crackdown on dissent in the small Sunni-led, Western-allied kingdom, reporters Reuters. Activists...

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November 25, 2018

Syrian government and rebels swapped detainees, Turkey says

The Syrian government and rebel groups have swapped detainees in northern Syria, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, describing it as a first step to build confidence between...

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November 25, 2018

Shelling kills five in Idlib -Syrian Observatory

Government shelling killed three children and two women on Saturday in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, where Russia and Turkey agreed on a buffer zone, a monitoring group said. The...

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November 25, 2018

Palestine slams Israel's arrest of Jerusalem governor

The Palestinian government has decried Israel’s arrest of Jerusalem governor Adnan Ghaith in a raid in the occupied city on Sunday. “The governor’s arrest is part of ’s continued...

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November 24, 2018

Syria's Druze reject Assad call to join the army

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's calls for the Druze to join the army and fight against the opposition go unanswered....

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November 24, 2018

5 UAE soldiers killed in attack in Yemen

Five soldiers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been killed and another wounded in attack on their military base in the Yemeni city of Abyan, a Yemeni source...

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November 24, 2018

Saudi Arabia denies human rights abuses

Saudi’s Ministry of Information yesterday denied reports that the country has commuted human rights abuses and documented tortures and sexual harassment against women. This came after reports were issued...

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