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January 23, 2019

Egypt’s Ismaily thrown out of Champions League over crowd trouble

Egyptian club Ismaily has been disqualified from the African Champions League after fans forced the abandonment of Friday’s home fixture against Club Africain, the Confederation of African Football (CAF)...

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January 23, 2019

Climate stress drove wave of Arab Spring refugees

Severe droughts made more likely by global warming worsened conflict in Arab Spring countries early this decade, forcing people to flee, researchers said on Wednesday, publishing evidence they said...

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January 23, 2019

France says it expects Iran-EU trade mechanism to be established in soon

France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that he expected a European-backed system to facilitate non-dollar trade with Iran and circumvent US sanctions would be established in the coming days....

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January 23, 2019

Russia and Turkey to act to stabilise Syria’s Idlib province

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday after which the Russian leader said the two men had discussed how they planned to stabilise...

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January 23, 2019

Sudan accepted economic assistance from UAE, Russia, Turkey

Sudan, rocked by more than a month of anti-government protests, has received economic assistance from the United Arab Emirates and offers of support from Russia and Turkey, its oil...

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January 23, 2019

Yemen prisoner swap terms expected in coming days

Yemen’s warring parties are expected to agree on the terms of a prisoner swap in about 10 days, a representative of the internationally recognised government said on Wednesday, as...

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January 23, 2019

Governor bans journalists from entering Old City of Mosul

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January 23, 2019

Qatar’s Lebanon aid package triggers Saudi support for Beirut

Saudi Arabia has said it is prepared to do all it can to prop up Lebanon’s ailing economy, 24 hours after Qatar announced a $500 million aid package for...

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January 23, 2019

The rules of engagement between Syria and Israel

Israel has, so far, succeeded in imposing its own rules of engagement on Syria and Iraq. Barely a week goes by without Israeli warplanes launching missile attacks on Syrian...

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January 23, 2019

Dozens killed by Egypt forces in North Sinai

At least 59 people have been killed by Egyptian forces, and another 142 have been arrested, in what Cairo describes as counter-terrorism operations in the north of the Sinai...

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