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September 13, 2018

Yemen war a ‘living hell’ for children – UNICEF

In the malnutrition ward of a hospital in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, doctors weigh toddlers with protruding rib cages and skeletal limbs. Twenty children, most under the age of...

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September 13, 2018

France pushes for year-end vote in Libya

France stuck to its position pushing for elections in Libya by the end of the year on Thursday, a day after Italy and the UN-backed government in Tripoli sowed doubts on...

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September 13, 2018

Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing

Jordan and Syria held their first technical talks on opening a major border crossing in southern Syria that was recaptured from the opposition last July, a Jordanian official source...

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September 13, 2018

Lama Khater’s imprisonment exposes Israel’s fear of words

Violent banging on the door at dawn frightened the children. Armed Israeli soldiers were at the door, wanting to raid the house and arrest the mother of the family....

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September 13, 2018

Egypt rejects EU criticism of Rabaa protest death sentences

Cairo has rejected what it calls the European Union’s “prejudiced” criticism of the death sentences handed down to 75 defendants in the trial connected to the Rabaa Al-Adawiyya protest...

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September 13, 2018

Turkish intelligence arrests bombing suspect in Syria

A man has confessed to the coordination of a 2013 terror attack in Turkey that claimed the lives of 53 people after being arrested by Turkish intelligence yesterday. Anadolu...

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September 13, 2018

10,000 families displaced and villages destroyed by floods in Sudan

Floods in Sudan have destroyed 33 villages and displaced 10,000 families in the country’s eastern province of Gedaref. The floods have raged throughout the country over the past few...

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September 13, 2018

Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party calls on international community to block political trials

Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party has sent letters to the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union, calling on them to intervene as a matter of urgency...

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September 13, 2018

Egypt receives $2b from AFREXIM

The African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM) has allocated around $2 billion for Egypt to boost its economy, Amwal Al-Ghad reported yesterday. A $500 million tranche of the loan will be...

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September 13, 2018

The EU favours a two-state ‘solution’, in Israel’s interests

There is increasing evidence that international overtures, ostensibly to safeguard Palestinian rights, are nothing but pretence. Following Israel’s High Court ruling in favour of the destruction of Khan Al-Ahmar,...

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