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November 6, 2018

Bin Salman is in a reckless race of his own making

Back in September, before the disappearance and murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, I came across a story...

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November 6, 2018

New Israel law conditioning arts funding on ‘loyalty’ passes first reading

A new Israeli bill allowing the culture minister to withhold public funding for cultural organisations “working against the principles of the state” passed its first reading in the Knesset...

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November 6, 2018

Trump imposes ‘unprecedented sanctions’ as Europe scrambles to save Iran deal

The US hit Iran with “unprecedented sanctions” yesterday by adding an additional 700 organisations and individuals to its list of entities facing an embargo. The move, which is aimed...

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November 6, 2018

Sisi: Egyptians are real reason behind country’s success

Egyptians are the real reason behind the successes Egypt has achieved so far, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday. Responding to a question by a young Tunisian named Mohamed...

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November 6, 2018

Egypt apologises for ‘detaining Iraq media delegation at Cairo airport’

Egyptian authorities “officially apologised” yesterday to the Iraqi government for recently holding an Iraqi media delegation at the country’s Cairo International Airport. “The Egyptian Ambassador in Baghdad Alaa Musa...

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November 6, 2018

Turkey: Khashoggi’s killers will ‘pay the price’

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said his country “gave a clear message that whoever committed a crime on its territory will not escape, whatever his identity”. The senior Turkish...

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November 6, 2018

Report: 1.3m expats left Saudi private sector since 2017

As many as 1.36 million expatriates working in the Saudi private sector have left their jobs between January 2017 and the end of September 2018, the Anadolu Agency reported....

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November 6, 2018

France issues arrest warrants for 3 Syria intelligence officials

French prosecutors have issued international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence officials for crimes against humanity. Le Monde newspaper said one of the warrants was issued for the...

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November 6, 2018

Lebanon denies Israel claim that missiles are in civilian areas

Lebanese President Michel Aoun yesterday Israeli claims of the presence of missiles in populated areas, describing the claims as “false” and saying the claims coincide with Israel’s continued violations...

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November 6, 2018

UNICEF: ‘Yemen is a living hell for children’

A Yemeni child dies from preventable diseases every 10 minutes, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday. UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North...

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