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February 12, 2019

Sudan releases journalists and arrests professors as protests rage on

Security forces arrested 14 professors who were gathering to protest outside Khartoum University on Tuesday, witnesses said, as anti-government demonstrations neared the end of their eighth week. The arrests...

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February 12, 2019

Israel: Netanyahu’s government may have fudged budget figures

Israel’s State Comptroller said on Tuesday it was examining whether there were any improprieties in the way the government arrived at figures showing it met its budget deficit target...

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February 12, 2019

Senior Indonesian member of Daesh killed in Syria

An Indonesian militant who appeared on an Daesh propaganda video showing the execution of a hostage and was said to be close to the militant group’s leader was killed...

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February 12, 2019

Lebanon’s Hezbollah urges talks with banks to reduce debt servicing costs

Reuters reports that the powerful Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah on Tuesday urged the new government to launch talks with banks to bring down the cost of servicing the state’s...

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February 12, 2019

Qatar: Stake in Russia’s Rosneft paves way for global energy deals

The Qatari sovereign wealth fund’s acquisition of a stake in Russia’s Rosneft sets the stage for collaboration between the Russian oil major and Qatar Petroleum, Doha’s ambassador to Moscow...

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February 12, 2019

Lawmaker who changed Jordan’s rape law takes on child marriage

A Jordanian lawmaker praised for her role in abolishing a law that let rapists off the hook if they married their victims has set tackling child marriage as her...

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February 12, 2019

Germany bans Kurdish PKK publishers after raids

German authorities banned two media organisations it said are linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers party (PKK), considered a terrorist organisation by the European Union and Turkey, after raids...

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February 12, 2019

Acting Pentagon chief visits Baghdad to support Iraq

Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for an unannounced visit during which he said he would stress the importance of Iraqi sovereignty and broach...

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February 12, 2019

Venezuela’s Guaido says he is working to restore ties with Israel

Venezuela’s self-declared leader Juan Guaido he was working to restore ties with Israel that Caracas cut off a decade ago in solidarity with the Palestinians. Israel is among US-aligned...

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February 12, 2019

Regional rivalries threaten to explode in the Mediterranean

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