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February 27, 2019

Iran: Rouhani rejected FM’s resignation

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected his foreign minister’s resignation as “against national interests” on Wednesday, bolstering a moderate ally who has long been targeted by hardliners in factional struggles...

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February 27, 2019

China urges ‘objective’ view of Xinjiang after Turkey criticism

Countries should take an “objective” view of Chinese policy in Xinjiang and stop saying the wrong thing, China’s government said on Wednesday, after Turkey and Britain voiced concern at...

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February 27, 2019

Israeli musician with Iraqi roots finds fans from Tel Aviv to Baghdad

Singing in Arabic, an Israeli musician is winning over listeners from Tel Aviv to Baghdad, covering tunes by his grandfather and great uncle, an Iraqi Jewish duo who were...

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February 27, 2019

Egypt rebukes Turkey in spat with EU after executions

Egypt rebuked Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday after he criticised European leaders for attending a summit hosted by Cairo days after nine men were executed, says Reuters. Erdogan...

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February 27, 2019

Syria: Hundreds fleeing from Daesh’s enclave

Hundreds more people fled Daesh’s last enclave in Syria on Wednesday, part of an exodus of many thousands leaving the group’s tiny pocket of land while US-backed forces hold...

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February 27, 2019

OPEC tells Trump ‘we are taking it easy’

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Wednesday that OPEC and its partners were “taking it easy”, in response to a tweet from US President Donald Trump requesting that...

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February 27, 2019

Saudi minister talks about human rights, doesn’t mention Khashoggi

A Saudi minister told the United Nations on Wednesday that it would cooperate with its human rights mechanisms, but he did not explicitly refer to a UN-led inquiry into...

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February 27, 2019

Kushner makes little headway on Mideast peace plan in Gulf

White House adviser Jared Kushner made a whirlwind visit this week to rally US-allied Gulf Arab allies to support his still- unannounced Middle East peace plan, the leaked contours...

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February 27, 2019

British Jewish organisation critical of Israel forced to cancel documentary screening

In what looks like the next chapter in the ongoing row over alleged antisemitism within the Labour Party, a British Jewish organisation critical of Israel has been forced to...

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February 27, 2019

Yemen family marries off 3-year-old girl for food

A family in Yemen has married off their three-year-old daughter in exchange for food and shelter, international charity Oxfam warned yesterday. “Conflict, rising food prices and plummeting incomes in...

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