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May 2, 2019

Tunisia’s arrest of UN Libya expert stirs diplomatic anger

Tunisia’s arrest of a United Nations (UN) expert investigating arms smuggling into war-torn Libya has sparked a diplomatic standoff between the North African country and the international organisation. Moncef...

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May 2, 2019

US: Ben Stiller urges Congress to aid Syria refugees

US actor Ben Stiller testified before Congress on Wednesday, calling for Washington to continue providing financial support to the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for Syrian relief efforts,...

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May 2, 2019

Turkey detains 137 demonstrators in Istanbul on May Day

Turkish police said they detained 137 people in Istanbul on Wednesday for trying to hold illegal demonstrations in various parts of the city to celebrate May Day, Reuters reports....

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May 2, 2019

Jordan’s King sacks intelligence director

Jordanian King Abdullah II has dismissed the director of the country’s General Intelligence Department (GID), Adnan Al-Jundi, local Al-Ghad reported yesterday. The newspaper did not provide details on the...

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May 2, 2019

Bahrain denies French calls for dialogue with opposition

Bahrain yesterday denied recent statements on alleged calls by the French President Emmanuel Macron to the Gulf state’s king, Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, to resume a political dialogue with...

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May 2, 2019

How Trump’s hawkish advisors won debate on Iran oil sanctions

US President Donald Trump’s unexpected decision to ban all Iranian oil purchases after May 1 – ending exemptions for eight nations – came after hawkish economic and security advisors...

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May 2, 2019

New CEO of Algeria’s Sonatrach says foreign energy partnerships essential

Algeria’s state energy company Sonatrach wants to develop its partnerships with foreign firms to boost output and exports, its new chief executive said on Wednesday, comments that could reassure...

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May 1, 2019

Saudi-led coalition attacks air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has launched 13 air strikes targeting an air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport, residents told Reuters on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Al-Masirah TV, which is...

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May 1, 2019

Dialogue ‘only wayout’ of Algeria crisis: Army chief

Algeria’s military chief-of-staff, Gen. Ahmed Gaid Saleh, on Wednesday asserted that dialogue was the only wayout of the country’s crisis, Anadolu reports. Speaking during a visit to the 5th...

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May 1, 2019

Qatar says tightening Iran sanctions harms oil consuming nations

Qatar, which hosts the largest US air base in the Middle East, has spoken out against Washington’s decision to block all exports of Iranian oil, saying unilateral sanctions were...

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