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April 29, 2019

Sudan: Police officers go on strike

A number of Sudanese police officers have gone on a 24-hour full strike starting Sunday with the aim of putting more pressure on the military council to make major...

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April 29, 2019

Arabs in Syria’s Deir al-Zor protest against ruling Kurdish militia

Arabs in Syria’s Deir al-Zor have stepped up protests against the US-allied Kurdish militia that controls the oil-rich province after seizing it from Daesh, residents, protesters and tribal chiefs...

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April 29, 2019

Libya forces push back against Haftar in house-to-house battles

Forces backing Libya’s internationally recognised government fought house-to-house battles with troops loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar in southern parts of the capital Tripoli on Sunday and appeared to be...

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April 29, 2019

PA returns ‘secretly-received millions of shekels’ to Israel

The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) has returned “millions of shekels” to Israel, which the latter had secretly-transferred to the Fatah movement, Israel’s Channel 7 announced yesterday. “The Israeli government...

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April 29, 2019

Kuwait looks at Iran’s threats to block Strait of Hormuz ‘with concern’

Kuwait is looking at Iranian threats to block the Strait of Hormuz with concern, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Sunday quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah as saying,...

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April 28, 2019

Video of kidnapped South African journalist surfaces

A video showing South African photo-journalist Shiraaz Mohamed who was kidnapped two years ago in Darkoush, Syria, has surfaced proving he is still alive. Mohamed’s captors sent the 36-second...

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April 28, 2019

Iraq demands Bahraini apology for insulting cleric

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has decried the Bahraini foreign minister’s “offence” to prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and demanded an official apology. On Saturday, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khaled Al Khalifa...

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April 28, 2019

Libya’s Tripoli government decries UN ‘silence’ on Haftar attacks

The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday held the UN Security Council responsible for refraining from taking action regarding attacks on the Libyan capital by a rival...

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April 28, 2019

Iraq blasts US over accusing Iranian regime of graft

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday demanded the US Embassy in Baghdad to delete a Facebook post in which it said “corruption is rife in all parts of the Iranian...

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April 28, 2019

Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ is a hoax: Experts

US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century”, a backchannel plan to reach peace between the Palestinians and Israel, is nothing but a mere “hoax”, experts believe. Since taking...

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