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November 9, 2017

Israel announces ‘closed military zone’ near Gaza border

The Israeli occupation authorities announced on Wednesday that the area near the border of the Gaza Strip is now a “closed military zone”, Quds Press has reported. Israeli citizens...

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November 9, 2017

Arab League chief rejects attempts to sow unrest in Lebanon

The Arab League chief has condemned any attempts to instigate unrest and spread tension and strife in Lebanon, calling on all Lebanese parties to uphold the country’s interests over...

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November 9, 2017

Al-Bashir: People are trying to distort Sudan’s history

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir yesterday accused unnamed parties of attempting to distort and falsify his country’s history. “Some entities organise systematic campaigns to falsify Sudanese history and civilisation because...

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November 9, 2017

Egypt postpones former presidential candidate’s appeal

The Dokki Misdemeanours Court postponed the appeal filed by human rights lawyer Khaled Ali against a three month prison sentence handed to him. Ali was sentenced in September to...

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November 9, 2017

Russia supports Saudi efforts to meet Syria opposition

The Russian foreign ministry announced yesterday that Moscow supports Saudi Arabia’s efforts to form a unified delegation from the Syrian opposition to participate in the Geneva talks, the Russian...

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November 9, 2017

Merci! Designer credits French burkini ban for sales boom

The woman who invented the burkini has reaped a tenfold jump in sales since France banned her swimwear, and says her coveralls have opened a whole new sporting life...
November 9, 2017

Organized begging networks in Baghdad: Children are victims

Poverty and financial destitution are no longer the main causes of the spread of begging in the cities of Iraq. Instead, begging has turned into a profitable job which...

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November 9, 2017

UN warns if no Yemen aid access, world will see largest famine in decades

United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock warned on Wednesday that if a Saudi-led military coalition did not allow humanitarian aid access to Yemen then it would cause “the largest...

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November 9, 2017

Israel accuses Myanmar Rohingya of ‘committing war crimes’

Israel says it sold arms to the Myanmar army because it understood the situation in the country better than the UN does, Haaretz reported the Deputy Consul General in...

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November 9, 2017

In new test for British PM, British aid minister resigns

British aid minister Priti Patel was forced from office on Wednesday over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials after Prime Minister Theresa May sought to reassert her diminished authority as she negotiates...

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