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  • October 23, 2017

    The left and the ‘Haftar paradox’

    The arguments for and against toppling the nasty dictators of the Middle East go back to the late 1970s when Paul Wolfowitz first began agitating for the removal of...

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  • October 23, 2017

    Palestinian gives birth to conjoined twins in Gaza

    A Palestinian woman has given birth to conjoined female twins in Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources have announced. The twins are conjoined at the abdomen...

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  • October 23, 2017

    Moroccan airlines respond to ‘slanderous remarks’ of Algerian minister

    The state-owned Royal Air Maroc has responded to “slanderous remarks” made by the Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel who accused the airline of transporting drugs. Messahel accused Royal Air Maroc of...

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  • October 23, 2017

    EU offers $200m grant to Sudan

    The European Union has offered a £160m ($210,764) grant to Sudan to help citizens affected by natural disasters, Anadolu news agency has reported. The grant was announced during the...

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  • October 23, 2017

    Bin Salman’s absence during Tillerson and Al-Abadi’s reception sparks speculation

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was not present yesterday at the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi’s reception where they signed the...

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  • October 23, 2017

    Kurdish Peshmerga blow up bridge to halt Iraqi forces

    Kurdish Peshmerga forces have blown up a small bridge linking Zammar, northwest of Mosul, with the Zakho district of Dohuk province in the north to stop federal forces advance,...

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  • October 23, 2017

    Sudan’s UNAMID to evacuate 11 military sites in Darfur

    The United Nations African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announced yesterday that 11 military positions will be evacuated, in coordination with Sudan, following a UN resolution approved earlier...

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  • October 23, 2017

    Iraqi court issues arrest warrant against former Kurdish army chief

    A court in Baghdad has issued an arrest warrant for the former Iraqi army chief of staff, Babakir Zebari, for alleged charges of corruption and misusing public funds, the...

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  • October 23, 2017

    After Al-Wahat shoot-out, Egypt declares state of emergency

    The General Committee for the House of Representatives, headed by Dr. Ali Abdel-Al, has approved Al-Sisi’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Egypt for three months. The Egyptian...

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  • October 23, 2017

    Saudi foreign investment licenses rise by 77%

    Official data showed on Sunday that the rate licenses for investment projects in Saudi Arabia are issued has increased by 77 per cent year-on-year during the third quarter of...

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