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November 29, 2017

Turkish gold trader details money laundering scheme for Iran

A Turkish-Iranian gold trader described in a US court on Wednesday how he ran a sprawling international money laundering scheme aimed at helping Iran get around US sanctions and...

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November 29, 2017

‘Positive’ signs in Lebanon so Hariri may withdraw resignation

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said today that matters were “positive” and if that continued, he would withdraw his resignation next week, a statement from his press office said....

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November 29, 2017

Tunisia: Government ‘trying to control’ independent bodies

Independent bodies which deal with the fight against corruption, journalists’ rights and human rights in Tunisia have today united to condemn the government’s attempts to “marginalise” them by “emptying...

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November 29, 2017

Mubarak: I refused to let go of any inch of Egypt

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak today denied a BBC report which claimed that he had agreed to resettle Palestinians in Egypt over three decades ago. Published on the Facebook...

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November 29, 2017

The role of Syria’s internal resources in the reconstruction process

The conflict in Syria has destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure and taken out of service most of its industry and oil projects. In addition to that, it has...

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November 29, 2017

Israel orders Jordan Valley farmers off their land

Israeli forces this morning reportedly forced Palestinian farmers off lands they were working on in the Jordan Valley area of the Tubas district in the northern occupied West Bank,...

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November 29, 2017

Egypt seeks alliance with tribes to battle Sinai unrest

An attack that killed more than 300 people in North Sinai has prompted Egyptian officials to renew efforts to enlist local tribes whose support will be critical in attempts...

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November 29, 2017

Nigeria flies migrants home from Libya after slavery scare

Nigeria’s president said today the government had started bringing stranded citizens home from Libya after a global outcry over reports that migrants there were being sold into slavery. Muhammadu...

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November 29, 2017

Iran denies airspace access to Bulgaria PM's plane heading to Saudi

Iran denied access to its airspace to a Bulgarian government jet taking a delegation led by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to Saudi Arabia, Sofia’s foreign minister said today. Ekaterina...

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November 29, 2017

France calls for UN sanctions on human traffickers in Libya

French Ambassador to the UN François Delattre has recommended the international body impose targeted sanctions against individuals implicated in human trafficking in Libya. After calling for the UN Security...

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