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September 18, 2019

Death threats after Kuwait MP calls for expats to be charged for ‘air they breathe’

Kuwaiti Member of Parliament Safaa Al-Hashim has filed a complaint with the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation to identify a person who threatened to kill her as a result...

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September 18, 2019

$2m ransom demanded to release abducted relative of Syria’s Assad

The cousin of the wife of Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad has been abducted in Lebanon with a demand for a ransom to be paid for his release, Lebanese...

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September 18, 2019

Iran, China agree deals worth $400bn

Iran and China have signed contracts amounted to $400 billion in a new confrontation between Beijing and the US, which has imposed economic sanctions on Tehran. Iran and China...

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September 18, 2019

Rebuild Syria expo attended by almost 400 companies from 31 Arab, foreign states

The Rebuild Syria Expo, an exhibition to campaign and network for the reconstruction of the war-torn country, has begun with 390 companies from 31 states taking part. Having started...

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September 18, 2019

Erdogan hints at Saudi responsibility over oil attacks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said whoever dropped the first bomb in Yemen is the one responsible for the attack on Saudi oil facilities on Saturday, in remarks understood...

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September 18, 2019

Dutch Palestinian sues Israel’s Gantz for war crimes

A Dutch Palestinian who lost six relatives during a 2014 bombing of Gaza sought compensation yesterday from former Israeli armed forces chief and prime ministerial hopeful Benny Gantz. Ismail...

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September 18, 2019

Saudi Arabia yet to respond to Russia air defence system offer

Saudi Arabia has not responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for Riyadh to purchase one of the S-300 or S-400 air defence systems, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov...

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September 18, 2019

Birzeit students in protest at Israeli violations against their lecturers

Students of Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank took part in a protest on Tuesday at Israeli violations against their Palestinian and international lecturers, Al-Wattan Voice has reported....

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September 18, 2019

Iraq and‌ ‌Kuwait‌ ‌are at‌ ‌loggerheads‌ ‌over‌ ‌conflicting‌ maritime border ‌claims‌

Efforts‌ ‌to‌ ‌resolve‌ ‌a‌ ‌slow-burning‌ ‌maritime‌ ‌boundary‌ ‌dispute‌ ‌between‌ ‌Iraq‌ ‌and‌ ‌Kuwait‌ ‌hit‌ ‌a‌ ‌dead end‌ ‌last‌ ‌month.‌ Renewed political‌ ‌differences‌ ‌over‌ ‌Khor‌ ‌Abdullah,‌ ‌a‌ ‌narrow‌ ‌corridor‌ ‌with shared...

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September 18, 2019

Could Netanyahu be on the way out?

The morning after Israel’s second election of the year failed to offer clarity about who exactly will form the next government, or whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will remain...

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