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September 28, 2019

Israelis just voted for occupation – stop pretending they want peace

Israel’s election results are in. In terms of narrow party-focused politics, the results were inconclusive. The two main electoral lists resulted in a near draw. According to the final...

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September 28, 2019

Sisi hints at using popular mandate to deter protesters

The Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi hinted on Friday that he is to use popular mandate to crackdown on the protesters calling for him to resign, AlKhaleejonline.com reported. When he...

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September 28, 2019

Saudi Arabia implements public decency code as it opens to tourists

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would issue fines for 19 offences related to public decency, such as immodest dress and public displays of affection, as the Muslim kingdom...

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September 28, 2019

Time for large-scale Syria prisoner swaps, UN envoy says ahead of new talks

The Syrian government and opposition should move forward on large-scale prisoner exchanges to build confidence ahead of their first talks next month in more than a year, the United...

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September 28, 2019

Egypt’s security forces move to block anti-Sisi protests

Egyptian police dispersed a protest in Cairo while mounting a huge show of force in the centre and other cities after calls to demonstrate against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,...

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September 28, 2019

Iraq to open border-crossing with Syria on Monday

Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has approved the reopening on Monday of the Qaim border-crossing with Syria, state news agency INA said, the latest sign of normalisation between...

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September 27, 2019

Seven die after migrant boat capsizes off Greece

Seven people including a baby and a four-year-old child drowned on Friday, when a dinghy carrying 18 migrants capsized, in the eastern Aegean Sea, near the Island of Oinousses, Anadolu...

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September 27, 2019

The Palestinians and Arabs await the new Israeli government with interest

The Israeli election result makes it possible to look at the regional positions taken in response to the apparent gains of the Blue and White Party, and the fall...

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September 27, 2019

Palestinians rally for 76th consecutive Friday in Gaza

Hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Friday headed to the security fence to participate in the weekly anti-occupation protests known as the Great March of Return, Anadolu...

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September 27, 2019

MBS admitted responsibility for Khashoggi’s murder, but who will hold him accountable?

Saudi Crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman has admitted responsibility over respected journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in a PBS documentary that is due to be aired next week. Frustratingly, despite...

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