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January 28, 2019

Egypt, Sudan stress importance of reaching deal on Renaissance dam

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Sudanese counterpart Omar Al-Bashir yesterday stressed the importance of reaching an agreement on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam as soon as possible. Al-Sisi said...

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January 28, 2019

Israel court extends detention of settler accused of attacking Palestinians with axe

An Israeli court yesterday “extended the remand of a Jewish settler who was arrested on suspicion of attacking and lightly wounding two Palestinians with an axe”, reported the Times...

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January 28, 2019

Ex-Israel police chief on Netanyahu investigations: ‘the evidence will speak’

Former Israel Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich said yesterday that he strongly believes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted on corruption charges, reported Haaretz. Alsheich – who ended his...

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January 28, 2019

Palestinian media company says Benny Gantz ‘stole’ Gaza destruction footage

A Gaza-based Palestinian media company has accused Israeli electoral candidate Benny Gantz of stealing footage for a campaign video, reported +972 Magazine. “Media Town” said that Gantz – who...

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January 28, 2019

Mariah Carey urged to highlight plight of detained activists during Saudi concert

Alia Al-Hathloul, the sister of detained Saudi activist Lujain, has appealed to American singer Mariah Carey to remember her sister’s role in advancing human rights in the kingdom during...

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January 28, 2019

Barzani: US presence in Iraq ‘necessary’ as long Daesh remains

Prime Minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, said yesterday that US forces should stay in Iraq to help local security forces as long as the threat of...

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January 28, 2019

Egypt keeps Rafah crossing closed, trapping Palestinians in Gaza

Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip are still unable to leave the enclave as Egyptian authorities continue to close the area’s sole crossing. Egypt opened the Rafah crossing yesterday...

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January 28, 2019

Iraq: Threat of renewed conflict as tensions rise over Kirkuk

Tension between the Iraqi political circles including the central government in Baghdad, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraqi Turkmen are threatening renewed conflict in the oil-rich city of...

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January 28, 2019

Turkey: We respect results of Venezuela elections

Turkey has called for support for Venezuela to help it overcome its economic crisis, adding that it respects the results of the presidential election won by Nicolas Maduro, the...

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January 28, 2019

Fatah: New government will rule West Bank, Gaza Strip

Fatah said yesterday that the upcoming government, which will exclude Hamas and many other Palestinian factions, would rule the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Al-Wattan Voice reported. Fatah...

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