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November 25, 2018

More than 100 injured in Aleppo in gas attack – Syrian state media

Shelling wounded more than 100 people in a suspected toxic gas attack in Syria’s Aleppo, which a health official described as the first such assault in the city. The...

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November 25, 2018

UAE seeks rich, educated foreigners with long-term visa scheme

The United Arab Emirates will offer long-term visas to rich property investors, senior scientists and entrepreneurs in an effort to support its economy and real estate market, which have...

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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

A proxy war between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar is being played out at banks in the UAE which have Qatari shareholders, weighing on their business and raising...

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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...

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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

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