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May 17, 2019

Germany votes to define BDS as anti-Semitic

Germany today voted to define the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-Semitic, becoming the first major European parliament to do so. The German parliament – known as...

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May 17, 2019

IMF staff agree to disburse final $2bn tranche of Egypt loan

The International Monetary Fund said today its team had reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt to disburse the final $2 billion tranche of a $12 billion loan, Reuters reported....

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May 17, 2019

Egypt approves $114.6m loan from Germany

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday ratified a loan agreement between his government and Germany, under which Cairo would borrow €102.5 million ($114.6 million) from Berlin. “Under the presidential...

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May 17, 2019

Bin Laden’s $3.3m loan to UK Premier League football club

An English football club was funded by a $3.8 million loan from Osama Bin Laden’s family. The revelation was made during a High Court hearing over a battle for...

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May 17, 2019

Amnesty: Israel arms human rights violators UAE, Myanmar

A new report by Amnesty International has accused Israel of selling arms and intelligence equipment to serial human rights violators, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Sudan and...

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May 17, 2019

Saudi paper, close to MBS, calls on US to strike Iran

A Saudi newspaper owned by one of the king’s sons has called for military strikes on Iran, as world leaders plea for de-escalation of tension in the region. Iran...

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May 17, 2019

73 candidates requested form to run for Algeria president

The Algerian Ministry of Interior reported that 73 potential candidates have requested forms to collect the necessary signatures to run in the presidential election scheduled for 4 July, APS...

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May 17, 2019

UAE pardons ex-Muslim Brotherhood leader Al-Suwaidi

UAE President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Abdulrahman Bin Subaih Al-Suwaidi who was convicted in the “secret organisation” case. Emarat Al...

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May 17, 2019

4 dead as plane crashes in Dubai

A small plane crashed south of Dubai airport killing three Britons and one South African, Reuters reported the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority saying in a statement yesterday. The four-seat...

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May 17, 2019

Talks on formation of new Israeli government continue

Talks are continuing over the formation of the new coalition government in Israel following the country’s General Election last month which left no single party with an absolute majority....

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