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October 26, 2017

Egypt renews detention for 236 football fans again

An Egyptian military court in Alexandria yesterday renewed the detention of 236 Zamalek football club fans for 30 days, the defendants’ lawyer said. Mohamed Hafez said the defendants were...

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October 26, 2017

Qatar signs bill to protect foreign workers

The Qatari government has approved a new bill that will implement measures supporting and protecting the two million foreign workers residing in the country. The Workers’ Support and Insurance...

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October 26, 2017

UN to blacklist 190 companies doing business in occupied Palestine

Some of the biggest companies in the world, including Hewlett Packard, Motorola and Caterpillar are facing the prospect of being included on a UN blacklist of companies that violate...

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October 26, 2017

Algeria PM: Those urging for a military coup are unable to come to power alone

Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said yesterday that advocates for military intervention in politics “are people unable to defend their positions, and are still waiting for a tank to...

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October 26, 2017

Israel companies in talks to invest in Saudi Arabia’s ‘smart city’

Several Israeli companies are in talks with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia about business opportunities in the Kingdom’s new “smart city”, according to documents obtained by the...

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October 26, 2017

Yemen: US drone strikes kill 69 suspects in ten days

The US administration is increasing targeted drone strikes in Yemen, killing some 60 suspected fighters in the last ten days in addition to nine suspects yesterday, US Central Command...

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October 26, 2017

Knesset holds meeting in honour of assassinated far-right minister

The Knesset held a special meeting on Tuesday in honour of former minister Rehavam Ze’evi, who was assassinated in 2001 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine....

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October 26, 2017

Israel’s temporary expansion of Gaza fishing zone ‘not sufficient’

A temporary Israeli expansion of the Gaza Strip’s fishing zone has been described as insufficient by Palestinians and an Israeli NGO monitoring the ongoing blockade. Last week, Israeli authorities...

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October 26, 2017

Iran welcomes Kurdistan’s offer to freeze referendum results

Iran has welcomed the Kurdistan Regional Government’s offer to freeze the results of its referendum on separation from Iraq. Ali Akbar Velayati, senior foreign policy adviser to Iran’s Supreme...

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October 26, 2017

PA plans to retire 7,000 security officers

Head of the Palestinian Pension Authority, Majid al-Helu, said on Wednesday that 7,000 security officers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip would be retired early in an attempt...

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