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November 3, 2017

Tunisia best in Arab world for gender equality

Gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa is at its best in Tunisia and the country is currently ranked 117th out of 144 countries surveyed by the...

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November 3, 2017

1,000 Ethiopia troops to fight Al-Shabaab in Somalia

Ethiopia sent a new batch of fighters to Somalia to battle Al-Shabaab yesterday, Garowe Online reported. Some 1,000 troops crossed the Ethiopia-Somalia border in the Gedo region, southern Somalia....

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November 3, 2017

Shafik denies receiving UAE offer to return to Egypt

Former Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik has not received an Emirati offer which would allow him to return to Cairo if he does not contest President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi...

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November 3, 2017

Israel requests two-week delay in West Bank village demolition case

The Israeli government has asked the Supreme Court for “a two-week postponement in presenting its position” concerning the expulsion of a Palestinian village in the West Bank, Haaretz reports....

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November 3, 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury reminds UK of its broken promise to Palestinians

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, called for the creation of a Palestinian state and reminded the UK of its unfulfilled promise to safeguard “the welfare of the Palestinian...

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November 3, 2017

68% of Israelis want Jewish rituals at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Some 68 per cent of Israeli Jews believe that the status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque should be abolished, allowing them to perform rituals at the Muslim holy site, according...

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November 3, 2017

The Balfour Declaration and contemporary echoes of imperialism

The Balfour Declaration, which has its centenary this week, is part of Palestine’s present, imposing itself upon almost every aspect of everyday life. This is quite clearly not the...

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November 3, 2017

Morocco: 2 shot in Marrakech attack, assailants on the run

Two people were shot last night in a drive-by shooting at a café in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. Two people on board a TMAX scooter opened fire on...

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November 3, 2017

100 ‘Decolonise Palestine’ posters appear in London for Balfour centenary

Posters reading ‘Decolonise Palestine’ have appeared all over London’s transport network ...

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November 3, 2017

Kurds reveal five-point initiative for dialogue with Iraq

The Kurdistan Regional Government has proposed a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic border crossing with Turkey, with the participation of the US-led coalition to fight Daesh. The offer...

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