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November 15, 2019

‘I haven’t seen them in over seven months’, says mother of 3 children abducted to Lebanon

On the weekend of Khawla Khalifa’s birthday it was her ex-husband’s turn with their three kids. He picked them up after school on Friday and she was expecting them...
November 15, 2019

US Senate blocks Armenian genocide resolution after meeting Turkey’s Erdogan

The recognition of the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923 as genocide appears as though it is being treated as a political football...

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November 15, 2019

Gaza suffers $3m in damages following Israel strikes

Losses from Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip this year amount to $3 million, the Media Office in the enclave reported. Some 500 housing units were either partial, severely...

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November 15, 2019

In the Gulf crisis, sport is an ‘intensive policy’

Political scientists define war as “intensive policy”; this is something that applies to sport in the Arab world. It reveals deep crises, both between states and in their foreign...

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November 15, 2019

US threatens Egypt with sanctions over Russia jet purchase

The US has threatened Egypt with sanctions over its decision to buy Russian jets, reports the Wall Street Journal. According to an unnamed official a letter sent by Secretary...

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November 15, 2019

Pentagon chief: US to keep 600 troops in Syria

The United States has decided to keep about 600 military personnel in Syria despite President Donald Trump’s desire to stop US involvement in “endless wars”, Pentagon Chief Mark Esper...

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November 15, 2019

Iran doubles price of fuel to offset impact of US sanctions

The Iranian government has increased the price of fuel by nearly 50 per cent in an effort to offset the impact of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The...

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November 15, 2019

Algeria lower house passes 2020 budget

Algeria’s lower house of parliament yesterday voted in favour of the 2020 budget bill and the new gas and oil law. The budget bill was put to a vote...

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November 15, 2019

Qatar and the blockade have a new narrative with the Gulf Cup

The news that the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are to participate in the Gulf Cup football tournament was a surprise to most people. Ever since the blockade was...

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November 15, 2019

FM: Israel will continue with policy of targeted assassinations

Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Tel Aviv will continue with its policy of assassinations against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip despite an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. “Israel will harm anyone...

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