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May 31, 2019

Rights group: Second Saudi ship leaves French port without arms cargo

A Saudi cargo ship has left the southern French port of Fos-sur-Mer without loading its arms cargo destined for Saudi Arabia, blocked from doing so after pressure from rights...

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May 31, 2019

Algeria: Death of human rights activist in prison sparks controversy

The Algerian Ministry of Justice has launched a “thorough investigation” into the death of Algerian human rights activist Kamal Eddine Fekhar in prison. Fekhar fell into a coma inside the...

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May 31, 2019

Al Jazeera strongly condemns Mahmoud Hussein’s extended detention by Egypt

Al Jazeera Media Network has strongly condemned the Egyptian authorities’ decision to extend the detention of Al Jazzera journalist Mahmoud Hussein in Tora prison, despite a judicial order to release...

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May 31, 2019

Saudi Arabia says firm Arab stand needed to deter Iran, Iraq demurs

Saudi Arabia’s king told an emergency Arab summit on Thursday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian “escalations” in the region following attacks on Gulf oil assets, as...

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May 31, 2019

Resignations shake largest left-wing opposition bloc in Tunisia

Nine MPs belonging to the Popular Front bloc, a left-wing opposition coalition, submitted their resignation to the Office of the Parliament. This move threatens to dissolve the bloc and...

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May 31, 2019

Sudan’s military rulers say protest site threatens stability

Sudan’s military rulers on Thursday said that a protest encampment outside the Defence Ministry in central Khartoum has become a threat to stability after a military vehicle was attacked...

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May 31, 2019

US says countries buying Iranian oil will be subject to sanctions

The United States will sanction any country which buys oil from Iran after the expiration of waivers on May 2, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on...

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May 30, 2019

Trump says ‘too bad’ Israel will have to redo polls

US President Donald Trump said Thursday it is “too bad” that Israel will have to redo its elections after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a coalition...

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May 30, 2019

4 Daesh-linked suspects arrested in southern Turkey

Four people were arrested in the southern Turkish province of Adana over their suspected links to Daesh terror group, security sources said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. The arrests came after police...

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May 30, 2019

Oil mixed with fall in Iran’s exports, US-China woes

Crude oil prices were mixed in Thursday’s trading start as Iran’s oil exports showed month-on-month decreases in May, while market concerns persist over global oil demand due to troubled...

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