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December 7, 2018

Euro-Med HRM: ‘Dozens of Palestinian refugees detained by Algerian authorities’

The Euro- Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, called on the Algerian authorities to assume their responsibility in protecting Palestinian asylum seekers who arrived in Algeria from the Gaza Strip at the...

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December 7, 2018

Syrian regime, Iranian groups push reinforcements near Idlib de-escalation zone

The Syrian regime forces and Iranian groups have been sending troops around the de-escalation zone near Idlib, north west of Syria. A spokesman for the National Front for Liberation...

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December 7, 2018

Saudi Arabia does not need US permission to cut oil output, says minister

The United States is “not in a position” to dictate the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s policies, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Khalid Al-Falih, said yesterday. “Washington is not...

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December 6, 2018

Egypt condemns UN report on housing rights

Egypt’s foreign affairs ministry yesterday condemned a recent report by the United Nations (UN)’s Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, saying that it contained “baseless” allegations about the state’s...

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December 6, 2018

Saudi Arabia unsure of reaching OPEC deal on oil cuts

Saudi Arabia said Thursday it is unsure if a deal will be reached with fellow OPEC members on oil output cuts. After the conclusion of the 175th meeting of the...

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December 6, 2018

Jordanians ask PM to quit over controversial tax bill

Hundreds of people took to the streets in capital Amman on Thursday to protest against a controversial tax bill and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz, reports Anadolu Agency....

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December 6, 2018

Francis to become first pope to visit Arabian peninsula

The first visit by a pope to the Arabian peninsula will take place in February when Francis travels to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the Vatican said...

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December 6, 2018

Libyan election commission says has ‘zero’ budget to prepare polls

Libya’s electoral commission has asked the government for $28.7 million, saying that without funding to boost its “zero” budget it cannot make plans to prepare for a vote on...

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December 6, 2018

Israel likely to allow medical cannabis exports

Israel will likely allow exports of medical cannabis by the end of the year, a top lawmaker said on Thursday, a move that would boost state coffers and slow...

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December 6, 2018

Israel tells Lebanon and UN peacekeepers to destroy attack tunnel

Israel told Lebanon’s army and UN peacekeepers on Thursday to destroy an attack tunnel it said had been dug by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement across the border into Israeli...

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