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February 9, 2018

Israel warns Hezbollah against targeting gas facilities

Israel will consider targeting its infrastructure as “a declaration of war by Lebanon and Syria”, Israel’s Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources, Yuval Steinitz, announced on Wednesday....

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February 9, 2018

Iraq sends troops to Basra to restore security

The Iraqi government yesterday sent hundreds of its troops, backed by armoured vehicles and tank, to the country’s southern province of Basra to restore security and law following an...

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February 9, 2018

Netanyahu pulls annexation bill ahead of vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blocked a draft bill intended to annex illegal West Bank settlements from coming to vote at a Sunday committee meeting, reported the Times...

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February 9, 2018

Sources: Saudi Arabia government now owns 60% of MBC

Saudi Arabia has decided to acquire 60 per cent of MBC Group’s shares, a few days after the group’s founder and chairman of its Board of Directors Waleed Al...

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February 9, 2018

US: Syrian Kurds capture two British Daesh militants

Two British Daesh militants known for their role in the torture and killings of Western hostages were captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters, two US officials said on Thursday. The...

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February 9, 2018

Iran says it can discuss other issues if nuclear deal successful

The West must ensure the Iran 2015 nuclear deal succeeds before trying to negotiate other issues, a senior Iranian official said in a rare public suggestion Tehran could discuss...

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February 9, 2018

US dismisses fears of wider war after deadly Syria clashes

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis dismissed concerns on Thursday that the United States was being dragged into a broader conflict in Syria, after a major clash with pro-Syrian government...

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February 9, 2018

Association of Muslim Scholars refutes ‘terrorism’ charge

On Thursday, the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq condemned the inclusion of its secretary general Muthanna Harith Al-Dari in the new blacklist of terrorism on the pretext of...

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February 9, 2018

Essebsi refers firing of Central Bank governor to parliament

On Thursday, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has asked the Parliament to review the recent firing of Central Bank of Tunisia’s Governor Chedly Ayari. Prime minister Youssef Chahed had moved...

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February 8, 2018

Air strikes kill 54 civilians in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

At least 54 civilians have been killed in the Bashar al-Assad regime’s airstrikes in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Thursday, according to sources from Syrian Civil Defense. The airstrikes on civilian...

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