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February 7, 2019

MSF demands investigation into bombing of its facility in Yemen

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) yesterday called on the Arab coalition to reconsider the results of the investigation into the bombing of its facility in the Yemeni Hajjah...

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February 7, 2019

Arab states ranked amongst top 13 most corrupt in the world

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February 7, 2019

Trump says may declare Daesh defeated next week

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a formal announcement as early as next week that the coalition fighting Daesh militants has reclaimed all of the territory...

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February 7, 2019

Eastern Libyan forces take over El Sharara oilfield

Eastern Libyan forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar captured the closed El Sharara oilfield on Wednesday, officials said in a challenge to the Tripoli government, Reuters reports. El Sharara...

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February 7, 2019

Hezbollah: Lebanon should accept arms from Iran

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday he is ready to ask Iran to provide the Lebanese Army with weapons and air defence systems against Israel, a local media report...

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February 7, 2019

Sudan’s Bashir softens tone dramatically, says reporters to be released

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, facing near-daily demonstrations against his government, took a newly conciliatory tone with the protesters on Wednesday, saying they are mostly young with poor prospects, and...

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February 7, 2019

Turkey says work on roadmap for Syria’s Manbij has accelerated

Work to implement an agreement between Turkey and the United States over the Syrian town of Manbij has recently accelerated, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that Kurdish...

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February 7, 2019

Egypt receives 5th $2bn tranche of IMF loan

Egypt has received the fifth instalment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, worth $2 billion, official MENA reported yesterday, quoting an official source at the country’s Central...

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February 7, 2019

Israel re-launches ‘virtual embassy’ on Twitter for Gulf dialogue

Israel’s foreign ministry announced on Tuesday that it had launched a “virtual embassy” to boost dialogue with the Gulf countries. “We are pleased to announce the re-launch of ‘Israel...

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February 6, 2019

Pompeo reassures allies of US commitment to defeat Daesh

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday reassured coalition partners that the withdrawal of US troops from Syria was not “the end of America’s fight” and called on...

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