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July 5, 2019

Saudi Arabia holds Iranian oil tanker in Jeddah

Saudi Arabia is holding an Iranian oil tanker in the port of Jeddah, sources in Tehran said yesterday. The tanker docked in Jeddah for emergency repairs following “engine failure...

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July 5, 2019

Jordanian delegation withdraws from security conference in seating protest

The Jordanian parliamentary delegation has withdrawn from a conference in Luxembourg in protest at having to sit next to Israeli representatives. The head of the delegation, Assistant Speaker of...

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July 5, 2019

Head of Palestinian care foundation condemns PA funding cut

The head of a foundation which cares for the families of Palestinians killed, wounded and imprisoned by the Israeli occupation authorities has condemned the government in Ramallah for cutting...

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July 5, 2019

Egypt returns Ola Al-Qaradawi to solitary confinement

Ola Al-Qaradawi was returned to solitary confinement yesterday, despite the fact that an Egyptian court ordered her release hours earlier. The daughter of the influential scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi...

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July 5, 2019

US proposes economic and military measures to ensure freedom of navigation in the Gulf

The US has proposed a number of economic and military measures to ensure freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said...

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July 5, 2019

Forget the Africa Cup of Nations, who is tuned in to what is happening in Sudan?

On 3 June, the Janjaweed militia surrounded the sit-in at Sudan’s army headquarters, beating many protestors and burning tents while people still slept inside; women were raped, as were...

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July 5, 2019

Prominent Israel rabbis say women should not be involved in politics

A number of Israeli rabbis have signed a letter criticising the possibility of appointing former Israeli Justice Minister, Ayelet Shaked, as head of the Union of Right-Wing Parties because...

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July 5, 2019

Sudan military council, opposition reach power-sharing agreement

Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period leading to elections, setting off street celebrations...

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July 5, 2019

Remittances of Egyptians abroad fall by 6%, foreign investment by 22%

Egypt’s remittances of workers working abroad decreased by 6 per cent in the first nine months of the fiscal year 2018/2019, Egypt’s central bank (CBE) said on Thursday. Egypt’s...

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July 5, 2019

UN says Libya guards reportedly shot at migrants fleeing air strikes

The United Nations said on Thursday it had information that Libyan guards shot at refugees and migrants trying to flee from air strikes that killed at least 53 people,...

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