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January 2, 2018

Iran blocks social media apps amid anti-government protests

The Iranian authorities have temporarily blocked access to two social media apps in the face of ongoing anti-government protests. Message app Telegram and photo app Instagram are those blocked,...

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January 2, 2018

Sudan announces measures to attract international remittances

Sudan announced new measures on Sunday to encourage citizens living abroad and exporters to transfer their foreign currency through the country’s banking system. Minister of State for Finance and...

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January 2, 2018

As centenary commemorations draw to a close, WWI still affects the Middle East

This year will see the last of the centenary commemorations of World War One. Remarkably few of such events held since 2014 have considered the war in its “World”...

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January 1, 2018

Qaradawi among 8 defendants handed death sentences

An Egyptian military court on Sunday issued preliminary death sentenced against eight defendants on a charge of murdering a senior police officer in Cairo in 2015, the court said...

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January 1, 2018

Syrians continue to flee violent clashes in Idlib

Thousands of Syrian families have fled violent clashes between Daesh and the Syrian forces in the country’s north-western province of Idlib, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Many have taken refuge in camps...

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January 1, 2018

The Year 2017 in Pictures

The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it...

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January 1, 2018

Israeli army arrests Palestinian parliamentarian Nasser Abdel Gawad

The Israeli army arrested a Palestinian parliamentarian in the West Bank city of Salfit this morning, according to a report by Anadolu Agency. According to eyewitnesses, the Israeli forces raided Nasser Abdel...

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January 1, 2018

Air traffic returns to normal at Bahrain airport

Bahrain’s air traffic returned to normal on Monday as weather conditions in the country stabilized. This came after the cancellation, postponement and transfer of a large number of flights...

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January 1, 2018

Fatah lights 53rd anniversary torch in Gaza

Fatah regards itself as the torchbearer of Palestinian liberation, and has lit a symbolic torch every year since its foundation on 1 January 1965...

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January 1, 2018

Scholars call for Somalia to be protected from foreign interference

The Commission of Somali Scholars called on Sunday for politicians to protect their country from “foreign interference” and to respect its sovereignty, Anadolu reported on Sunday. In a statement...

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