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November 30, 2018

Saudi energy minister goes to OPEC with a weak hand

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Khalid al-Falih, must play a bad hand of cards as well as he can at next week’s meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers in...

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November 29, 2018

Russian envoy: US actions in Syria threaten integrity

The US activities in southeastern Syria poses a threat to the country’s integrity, Russia’s presidential envoy for Syria said on Thursday. Speaking at a news conference following a regular...

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November 29, 2018

Iraq’s top Shia cleric says yet to see progress under new prime minister

Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Thursday said he had yet to see progress made under new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who still does not have a full...

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November 29, 2018

As rift lingers with neighbours, Qatar ramps up air and seapower

Qatar will more than double its naval forces by 2025 as a massive new base comes online and it expands a national service programme amid a protracted dispute with...

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November 29, 2018

Normalisation and a ‘regional solution’ are back on the agenda

Normalisation with the state of Israel and a “regional solution” to the Palestinian issue appear to be back on the agenda. What is such a solution? The “regional solution”...

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November 29, 2018

Hamas calls on UN to support Palestinians’ right to bear arms against Israel

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has called on the United Nations to recognise and support the Palestinian people’s right to bear arms against Israel in self-defence. Haniyeh wrote to UN...

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November 29, 2018

The schoolgirl championing women’s rights in Iraq

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November 29, 2018

UAE sentences Pakistan man to death for killing ‘sexually abusive’ Emirati boss

A Pakistani man has been handed the death penalty after confessing to killing his Emirati boss who he claims withheld his salary in exchange for sex. The Abu Dhabi...

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November 29, 2018

US Senate votes to end American support for Saudi-led war in Yemen

The US senate voted yesterday on a bill to end American support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The chamber, which regained a Republican majority during recent elections, voted...

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November 29, 2018

Eurovision challenges Israel to face the music

Supporting Palestine isn’t just about heroic resistance with little more than sticks and stones in the face of one of the most technologically-advanced armies in the world. Nor is...

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