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May 8, 2019

UN chief hopes Iran nuclear deal can be saved

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes the Iran nuclear deal could be saved, his spokesman said Wednesday after Tehran threatened to leave the 2015 agreement, Anadolu reports. “The Secretary General...

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May 8, 2019

‘We won’t let Iran get nuclear weapons’: Israel PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday reiterated his government’s insistence that Iran not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, Anadolu reports. “This morning… I heard that Iran intends...

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May 8, 2019

UAE denies UN claim that detained activist Mansoor being tortured

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dismissed claims by UN human rights experts that prominent pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor may be suffering treatment amounting to torture, state news agency WAM...

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May 8, 2019

Sudan opposition threatens wave of ‘civil disobedience’

Sudan’s opposition Change and Freedom alliance is threatening to wage a campaign of “civil disobedience” if the ruling Military Transitional Council (MTC) refuses to swiftly hand over power to...

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May 8, 2019

Germany condemns airstrikes on Syria’s Idlib

Germany on Wednesday condemned Syrian regime strikes in the Idlib province over the past two weeks that killed over 100 civilians, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a news conference in...

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May 8, 2019

Turkey: ‘Supreme Election Council won’t bow to threats’

Two days after ordering fresh mayoral elections in Istanbul, Turkey’s electoral authority said it will continue doing its duty without bowing down to threats, pressure, or smears, Anadolu reports....

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May 8, 2019

UN: Health funding gap means 1,700 in Gaza may face amputations

A lack of health funding in Gaza means 1,700 people shot by Israeli security forces may have to have amputations in the next two years, Jamie McGoldrick, the UN...

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May 8, 2019

The ‘deal of the century’ as a means to punish the Palestinians

Everyone is waiting for the “deal of the century” and its aftermath. All that has been heard about it are partial leaks of the American plan that has been...

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May 8, 2019

Iran threatens to pull out of nuclear deal if terms aren’t met

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani today threatened to resume high-level enrichment of uranium if his country’s interests in the nuclear deal are not protected. He said that the remaining P5+1...

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May 8, 2019

The Woman From Tantoura

An unfulfilled desire has no sanctuary other than remembrance. Radwa Ashour’s novel, The Woman from Tantoura (Hoopoe Fiction, 2019), explores the ramifications of memory and how its story is...

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