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January 2, 2018

Report: Algerian army foiled 25 attempts to smuggle weapons in 2017

The Algerian army foiled 25 attempts to smuggle ten types of military weapons into the country from Mali, Niger and Libya during the year 2017, army data revealed. Turkey’s...

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January 2, 2018

Israel charges Ahed Tamimi with assault and incitement

An Israeli military court yesterday charged Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi with five counts of assault against security forces and throwing stones at the military, two weeks since her detention,...

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January 2, 2018

Sudan’s al-Bashir pledges to develop country's military capabilities

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has pledged to continue the development of his country’s military capabilities to preserve peace and stability. Speaking during celebrations to mark the 62nd anniversary of...

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January 2, 2018

Israeli expert expects Iran protests to impact Middle East security

The Israeli security establishment has been following with great interest political developments in Iran amid ongoing anti-government protests there, especially their impact on the Middle East, a security source...

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January 2, 2018

Israel banned call to prayer in Ibrahimi Mosque hundreds of times in 2017

The Israeli occupation authorities banned the Muslim call to prayer in Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron hundreds of times last year, the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments revealed on Monday....

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January 2, 2018

Abbas slams Likud decision to annex West Bank

Mahmoud Abbas has slammed Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Israeli Likud party which has called for the annexation of the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Anadolu reported on Monday. The...

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January 2, 2018

Egypt says 'Bitcoin' currency is prohibited by Islam

Egypt’s Dar Al Iftaa yesterday issued a Fatwa (Islamic ruling) that deems the Bitcoin virtual currency as forbidden by Islam. “Bitcoin could be harmful to the country’s social and economic...

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January 2, 2018

Jordan allocates initial $2 million for joint pipeline project with Israel

The gas will mostly be coming from the offshore Leviathan natural gas field, being developed off the coast of Haifa...

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January 2, 2018

Saudi Arabia pressures Canada over calls to end Yemen war

Saudi Arabia is reported to have imposed a great deal of pressure on the Canadian Embassy in Riyadh over Canada’s campaign to end the war in Yemen, a source...

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January 2, 2018

2017 - A year in review

2017 has been another rollercoaster of a year for the Middle East...

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