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October 26, 2017

Egypt: Population jumps 16m people after 2011 revolution

Egypt’s population has increased by 16 million people after the 2011 revolution, the state-run Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed today. In meeting held by the...

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October 26, 2017

Iraqi government launches military operation to recapture towns

The Iraqi government launched an offensive early on Thursday to recapture from Daesh the western Iraqi towns of Rawa and al-Qaim close to the Syrian border, al-Arabiya television reported....

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October 26, 2017

OPEC must think about exit strategy

Smoothly exiting from the current output pact, and perhaps replacing it with another agreement, has become the most important policy question for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries...

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October 26, 2017

'No girl should be a gift to a rapist,' says Jordan MP

As Wafa Bani Mustafa commands a circle of male parliamentarians in an informal chat before a Jordanian parliament session, a male colleague looking on points to her saying “I...

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October 26, 2017

US House passes sanctions on Iran-backed Hezbollah

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday backed new sanctions on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, part of an effort to take a tough line against Tehran without immediately moving...

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October 26, 2017

The unlikely – and ironic – effects of Daesh’s fall in Iraq

Daesh has been routed in Iraq. On 5 October, the militant group lost the northern town of Hawija – its last urban stronghold after Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul and...

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October 25, 2017

UN nuclear chief to visit Iran

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog will visit Iran on Sunday for talks with senior officials there, as opposition from the United States threatens to undermine an...

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October 25, 2017

US, Gulf states place sanctions on Yemen supporters of terrorism

The US, backed by a number of Gulf Arab states, has imposed sanctions on eight individuals and one organisation, a statement by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of...

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October 25, 2017

Israel to vote on annexing illegal West Bank settlements

Israeli ministers are expected vote next week on the so-called “Greater Jerusalem bill” which would annex 19 illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank to Israel’s municipal boundaries...

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October 25, 2017

Pro-UAE militias escalate attack on Al-Islah in Yemen

Militants led by Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed South Transitional Council, have increased their attacks on the Al-Islah party. Al-Islah, with whom Al-Zubaidi has previously been aligned, ceased...

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