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February 12, 2018

Spain urged to investigate 1920s toxic gas use in Morocco

A Moroccan NGO on Monday called on Spain to look into allegations that it used poison gas in the so-called “Rif War” between the two countries almost one century...

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February 12, 2018

Vision 2023: Turkey and the post-Ottoman anniversary

A century after the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic, the country is looking to celebrate its hundredth birthday in a way that has become popular throughout the Middle...

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February 12, 2018

Israel to boycott film festival in France

The Israeli government is to boycott the Paris Film Festival over the organiser’s decision to air a movie that is said to “hurt the reputation of Israel’s military”. Culture...

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February 12, 2018

Egypt: $2.6bn remittances received from expats in December

Egypt’s Central Bank (CBE) said yesterday that the volume of remittances from Egyptians working abroad increased by 29.3 per cent year-on-year to reach $2.6 billion in December last year....

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February 12, 2018

Foreign militants need to face justice in home nations insists US

The question of how to deal with captured foreign fighters attracted wide attention last week with the capture of two British fighters by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) –...

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February 12, 2018

Syria regime kills 6 civilians in new attack on Eastern Ghouta

Syrian regime warplanes killed six civilians, including two children and a woman, in a new attack on eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus. Sources in the Syrian Civil Defence...

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February 12, 2018

New governor appointed for Yemen’s Central Bank

Yemen’s internationally recognised President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi appointed former finance minister Mohammed Mansour Zammam as governor of the Central Bank, the state-run SABA News Agency reported yesterday. The...

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February 12, 2018

Yemen’s Hadi warns of violent clashes in Aden

Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi described the recent violent clashes in the province of Aden as “a warning bell for the Arab coalition and the Yemeni people”. “This...

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February 12, 2018

Sudan reappoints Salah Gosh as chief of intelligence

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir yesterday reappointed Sunday Salah Abdallah Mohamed Saleh, also known as Salah Gosh, as head of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). Leader of the...

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February 12, 2018

India pledges $41m in aid for Palestinians during PM visit

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi pledged $41 million of aid to the Palestinians during a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. Modi’s visit...

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