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February 18, 2019

Iran arrests militants linked to attack on Revolutionary Guards

Revolutionary Guards have broken up a group of militants in southeast Iran who were linked to a suicide bombing that killed 27 guards near the border with Pakistan last...

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February 18, 2019

Saudi visit highlights Pakistan’s search for investment

The lavish welcome for visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Islamabad this weekend could hardly have made more clear Pakistan’s dependence on foreign investments to prop up...

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February 18, 2019

Uber agrees to pay VAT in Egypt

Uber has agreed to pay value-added tax on its services in Egypt, Egyptian officials said on Monday, a move that may help resolve a long-simmering feud with traditional taxi...

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February 18, 2019

Suspect in Istanbul nightclub attack denies charges

The main suspect in a New Year’s Day shooting which killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub two years ago denied the charges against him in court on Monday,...

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February 18, 2019

A Palestine-Jordan Confederation is becoming a very real possibility

There has been more talk recently from the Palestinians, Israelis and Jordanians about the option of a confederation as an alternative to the two-state solution in light of the...

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February 18, 2019

Algeria commissioner: Invitation to monitor elections will be decided by government

The Head of the High Independent Commission for Elections in Algeria, Abdul Wahab Dirbal, has stressed that inviting international observers to monitor the country’s upcoming presidential election is a...

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February 18, 2019

Palestinian girl dies from cancer in Lebanon after lack of treatment

A three year-old girl born to Syrian-Palestinian refugees in Lebanon has died after failing to get access to treatment for leukaemia. The Working Group for Palestinian Syrians said in...

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February 18, 2019

Tzipi Livni resigns from Israel election race

Head of the centre-left Hatnua party Tzipi Livni has resigned from Israel’s election race. In a tearful announcement today, Livni said that she would no longer contest Israel’s general...

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February 18, 2019

Syria: Over 300 chemical attacks by Assad forces, says report

The regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and its affiliated forces have carried out more than 300 attacks using chemical weapons over the course of the country’s eight-year civil...

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February 18, 2019

Saudi denies MBS bid to buy Manchester United football club

Saudi Arabia’s Information Minister Turki Al-Shabbana yesterday denied reports that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) was in the running to buy the UK’s Manchester United football club. News...

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