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November 5, 2019

Iraq forces kill 13 protesters in renewed crackdown on unrest

Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, dispensing with weeks of relative restraint in favour of trying to stamp out demonstrations against...

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November 5, 2019

Saudi Arabia scores small Yemen win by averting new war front

Saudi Arabia claimed a small win in Yemen on Tuesday by sealing a deal between the Saudi-backed government and southern separatists to end a power struggle that had opened...

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November 5, 2019

There is only one legitimate alternative to UNRWA; the Palestinian right of return

Since allegations about the misconduct and corruption of some staff members at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) came to light, both defences and criticism...

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November 5, 2019

Yemen government, separatist council sign Riyadh deal

The Yemeni government and the separatist council today signed a deal to end the conflict over several southern cities, including Aden. The agreement was signed between the Yemeni government...

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November 5, 2019

America’s ‘deep state’ and Israel won’t allow Trump’s troop withdrawal from Syria

The crocodile tears have stopped now that the world has yet again forgotten about the Kurds following the deals between Russia, Turkey, Iran, Syria and, to some extent, US...

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November 5, 2019

Abused in Saudi, Bangladesh worker begs to go home

Bangladesh yesterday called for a migrant domestic worker to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia following a tearful video which went viral, alleging sexual abuse at the hands of her...

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November 5, 2019

Israel bans Palestinian Amnesty worker from travelling

A Palestinian employee of Amnesty International has been handed a travel ban by Israel as he was trying to enter Jordan to attend a relative’s funeral. Israeli occupation authorities...

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November 5, 2019

Qatar to stop providing funds, aid to Gaza in 2020

Qatar may cease its provision of funding and aid to the Gaza Strip in 2020, a report by the Lebanese Al Akhbar newspaper claims. The paper, which is linked...

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November 5, 2019

Turkey captures ex-Daesh leader’s sister in Syria

Turkish forces captured the sister of slain Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi yesterday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, a senior Turkish official told Reuters, and are interrogating...

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November 5, 2019

Why are Israel and Iran interested in the Iraqi and Lebanese uprisings?

It is not only Iran that is paying close attention to the uprisings of the Iraqi and Lebanese people; Israel is also monitoring the situation closely, especially in Lebanon....

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