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January 30, 2018

In defence of Turkey’s Olive Branch operation

The Turkish offensive to wrest control of the Afrin region from the local branch of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is set to become a tough and bloody battle....

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January 30, 2018

Iraq votes to lift sanctions on Kurdistan region banks

The Iraqi parliament today voted to lift sanctions imposed on banks in the Kurdistan region over an independence referendum, Reuters reported, quoting two main Iraqi TV channels. Iraqi lawmakers...

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January 30, 2018

Al-Ahmad: We need to Tunisia to bring Europe in on Palestine

Azzam al-Ahmad, a member of Central Committee of Fatah, revealed that he had delivered a message from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid Essebsi, in which...

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January 30, 2018

Russia: We expect Egypt to sign aviation security agreement ahead flights resumption

An aviation security agreement between Russia and Egypt has been prepared, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, announced today. He added that Moscow awaits the Egyptian authorities to...

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January 30, 2018

Marzouki: The UAE and Israel killed the Arab Spring

Former Tunisian president Mohamed Moncef Marzouki has claimed that the UAE funded an Israeli plan to end the Arab Spring. Marzouki warned against chaos spreading in the region, following...

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January 29, 2018

US general says not planning Manbij troop withdrawal

The United States has no plans to withdraw troops stationed near the town of Manbij in northern Syria despite warnings from Turkey to remove its forces immediately, CNN quoted...

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January 29, 2018

Kremlin says absence of Syrian opposition will not hinder Sochi congress

The absence of some representatives of the Syrian opposition will not be a serious setback for a conference on the Middle East crisis taking place at the Russian Black Sea resort of...

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January 29, 2018

Yemeni rights group apply to British DPP for arrest warrant to prosecute Ibn Salman

The Director of Human Rights for Yemen, Ms Kim Sharif, on Monday submitted an application to the Westminster Magistrates Court and the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Ms Alison...

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January 29, 2018

Japan bank: Saudi purge is driving away investors

Saudi Arabia has been warned that uncertainty over its “anti-corruption clampdown” may drive away foreign investors. Speaking in Dubai, head of Middle East and North Africa research at Japan’s...

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January 29, 2018

Presidents Club link exposes Zahawi’s complicated businessman-cum-diplomat-cum-politician role

Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi was briefly famed last week when it became known that he attended the now-infamous men-only charity dinner for some of the country’s wealthiest CEOs, with...

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