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October 16, 2018

Iran security personnel kidnapped on border with Pakistan

At least ten Iranian security personnel including Revolutionary Guards were kidnapped on the border with Pakistan today, state media reported, and a separatist group that claimed responsibility described the...

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October 16, 2018

The open channel between Amman and Damascus is good news for all

The government in Amman kept its promise to open the border crossing with Syria in the event that the latter met the required conditions. This is contrary to the...

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October 16, 2018

Dr Agus Sudarmaji at ‘Oslo at 25: A Legacy of Broken Promises’

Address by Dr Agus Sudarmaji at MEMO’s ‘Oslo at 25: A Legacy of Broken Promises’ conference held in London on September 29, 2018. Dr Agus Sudarmaji of Jakarta State University, a...

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October 16, 2018

Saudi may admit to killing of Khashoggi after denying any knowledge for two weeks

The Saudi government is considering admitting that prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in a botched operation after being interrogated. According to people who are said to be close...

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October 16, 2018

Yemen’s Hadi sacks PM over economic ‘negligence’

Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Bin Dagher, accusing him of “negligence” in running the country, Saba news agency has reported. The Yemeni premier has...

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October 16, 2018

French citizen freed after being held by Yemeni Houthis

Alain Goma, a French citizen who had been held captive in Yemen by Houthi forces, was freed today, a statement from the French president’s office said. In the statement,...

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October 16, 2018

Israel, US secretly trained against Russia’s missile system in Ukraine

Israel and the US sent secret military delegations to Ukraine to train against the Russian S-300 missile defence system which was shipped to Syria last month.us The Israeli and...

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October 16, 2018

Israel withdraws from Azerbaijan conference after Algeria writer threatens to boycott

Algerian researcher Ahcene Tlilani said yesterday that the organisers of the 5th Baku International Theatre Conference in Azerbaijan have informed him that the Israeli delegation would withdraw from the...

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October 16, 2018

776 Syrian refugees returned to their country on Monday, say Lebanese authorities

The Lebanese government has revealed that as many as 776 Syrian refugees returned voluntarily to their country on Monday. The return was coordinated with the UN High Commissioner for...

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October 16, 2018

The King is not a prophet and the government is not sacred, says former Moroccan PM

The former Prime Minister of Morocco, Abdul Ilah Benkiran, has praised King Mohammed VI, but insisted that differences of opinion with him are natural because he is “not a...

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