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September 20, 2018

Sistani’s shadow role in Iraqi politics set to grow

Predictably the Iraqi political process has muddled along slowly and chaotically following May’s closely contested parliamentary elections. However, the appointment on Sunday of Muhammad Al-Halbusi as parliamentary speaker is...

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September 20, 2018

UNRWA: We will not sit idly by following US measures

Pierre Krahenbuhl, the Commissioner General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said yesterday that the agency “we will not sit idle regarding the US...

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September 20, 2018

Turkey cuts investment levels for citizenship

Turkey has reduced the financial investment which foreigners must make to be issued citizenship in an effort to bolster its economy and encourage investment, the country’s Official Gazette revealed...

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September 20, 2018

Volkswagen pulls out of Iran, according to US official

Volkswagen AG will end almost of all its operations in Iran, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a US official who led the discussions with the carmaker. The Trump administration...

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September 20, 2018

Hezbollah leader says group will stay in Syria until further notice

The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, a key Damascus ally, said on Wednesday his group would keep its military presence in Syria until further notice, commending a Russian-Turkish deal...

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September 20, 2018

Egypt, Cyprus sign accord to build gas pipeline

Egypt yesterday signed an agreement with Cyprus to construct a maritime pipeline between the two countries, which will transfer of natural gas from Cyprus to Egypt for re-export to...

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September 20, 2018

Palestinians say Israeli troops fire on Gaza protesters, one killed

Israeli forces opened fire during a demonstration in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing a Palestinian youth, the Palestinian health ministry said, Reuters reports. An Israeli military spokeswoman said...

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September 20, 2018

Israel to present findings in Moscow over downing of Russian plane

Israel’s air force chief will on Thursday present findings in Moscow related to an incident in which a Russian military plane was downed off Syria’s coast, Israel’s military said, Reuters...

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September 20, 2018

Yemen: Mercenaries trained in Israel lead battles of Al-Hudaydah

Sources close to the US Congress Intelligence Committee revealed that hundreds of Western mercenaries financed by UAE participated in the attack on the Yemeni province of Al-Hudaydah after they...

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September 20, 2018

Al-Sisi acknowledges failure of public hospitals, decides to privatise healthcare sector

Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, head of Egypt’s post-coup government, announced his intention to privatise public hospitals so that Egyptian businesspeople and non-governmental organisations will manage healthcare institutions. He justified such...

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