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February 16, 2018

UN expert: De-mining Mosul would take 10 years

On Wednesday, a UN de-mining expert said that unexploded mines would remain in the Iraqi city of Mosul for a decade, putting at risk the lives of one million...

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February 16, 2018

Beltagy sentenced for one year with penal labour for insulting court

The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced the Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mohamed Beltagy, for one year in prison with penal labour for insulting the court during the hearing. Beltagy is on trial...

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February 16, 2018

Algeria reinforces its surveillance over its borders with Morocco

Algerian authorities announced they would increase the number of border surveillance posts on the Algerian-Moroccan borders by building 10 new posts “that will be added to the 24 surveillance...

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February 15, 2018

Tillerson says Hezbollah role is a threat to Lebanon

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Lebanon today that the Iran-backed Hezbollah group’s growing arsenal and involvement in regional conflicts threatened Lebanon’s security. Speaking alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Saad...

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February 15, 2018

Saudi FM: Iran’s presence in Iraq devastating

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir yesterday described the Iranian presence in Iraq as destructive. Speaking on the sidelines of the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq, Al-Jubeir expressed...

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February 15, 2018

Iran has dismantled US-Israel spy network, reveals senior official

Iran’s Prosecutor General has revealed that the authorities in Tehran have dismantled a US-Israel spy network and arrested its members. “The defendants gathered information about the country in strategic...

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February 15, 2018

US urges Turkey to stop fighting its allies, strike Daesh

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has urged Turkey to refocus its military efforts in Syria to focus on fighting Daesh and not the Kurdish militias it is currently tackling,...

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February 15, 2018

Spain falls short of apologising for 1920s use of chemical weapons in Morocco

Spain has said it will respond to the Amazigh World Assembly’s (AMA) request concerning the use of chemical weapons by King’s Alfonso XIII military during the Rif War from 1921-1926 but...

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February 15, 2018

Yemen: Amnesty slams Houthis for ‘unfair trials’

Amnesty’s latest report today accused the Houthis of “using the judiciary to settle political scores” amid the on-going civil conflict in Yemen. The investigative research findings reveal that three...

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February 15, 2018

£30bn pledge to rebuild Iraq

Iraq has received pledges of $30 billion from donors and investors who wish to rebuild the war-ravaged country. The funds fall far short of the country’s appeal for $88...

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