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July 17, 2018

Protests in Iraq leave 5 dead, 190 injured

Protests in southern Iraq have left at least five dead and 190 injured as they entered an eighth day, a human rights body said Monday, Anadolu reports. Demonstrators have been rallying...
July 17, 2018

Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border

The Syrian army and its allies have taken control of a strategic hill overlooking the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as it pushes forward with an offensive to seize the remaining...

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July 17, 2018

Mnuchin says US to consider waivers on Iran sanctions

Reuters reports that the United States in certain cases will consider waivers for countries that need more time to wind down imports of oil from Iran as it seeks...

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July 16, 2018

Humanitarian crisis escalates for Daraa’s displaced families

The humanitarian situation is deteriorating for Syrian families displaced from Daraa who are now tantalisingly close to the Jordanian border, which is just 500 metres away. Around 50 families...

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July 16, 2018

Saudi phone network Zain reports 2018 financial losses

Saudi Arabia’s third biggest telecoms operator, Zain Saudi, has filed its third consecutive quarter of losses, local media have reported. According to an official source at the company, Zain...

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July 16, 2018

Russia and Sudan look to develop military cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Sudanese counterpart Omar Al-Bashir on Saturday, with both leaders pledging to develop military cooperation in the near future, the Sudan Tribune has...

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July 16, 2018

There is tension between Iran and Russia in Syria, but talk of a split is premature

For months there has been speculation that the Iranian-Russian partnership in Syria is under strain and possibly even on the threshold of a serious split. There is even speculation...

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July 16, 2018

Tunisian minister’s surprise resignation

Tunisia’s Minister of Relations with Constitutional Bodies, Civil Society and Human Rights Organisations announced on Sunday that he has resigned from office. Mehdi Ben Gharbia’s surprise move was accepted...

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July 16, 2018

Tunisia’s Marzouki: Individual Freedoms and Equality Committee forced ‘clash of civilisations’

Tunisian philosopher Abou Yaareb Marzouki, also known as Mohamed Habib Marzouki, said on Sunday that a report by the Individual Freedoms and Equality Committee forced Tunisia into an “internal...

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July 16, 2018

‘Israeli aggression wants to undermine the will of Palestinians in Gaza’

The head of the Popular International Committee to Support Gaza has said that the intensive Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip is intended to undermine the will of the...

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