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July 16, 2018

Najaf’s police chief sacked as protests continue

Iraq’s interior minister has dismissed Najaf’s police chief over the protests that have been taking place in the province, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a source in the ministry. The...

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July 16, 2018

Saudi-UAE forces give up Yemen’s eastern airport

After months of local protests, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates-led coalition has given up control of Al-Ghayda airport in eastern Yemen according to Al Jazeera. Local tribes...

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July 16, 2018

UAE-backed Haftar in takeover of Libya’s oil ports

Officials from the United Arab Emirates have been involved in secret talks with renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar to facilitate the export of oil outside of UN-approved channels, an...

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July 16, 2018

Egypt parliament approves granting citizenship in exchange for financial deposit

The Egyptian parliament has approved a controversial draft bill which allows granting Egyptian citizenship to foreigners in return for a financial deposit. The bill, introduced by the Egyptian government,...

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July 16, 2018

Rape crimes by unemployed persons increase by 425% in Jordan

The number of known crimes committed by unemployed persons in Jordan has increased by 32 per cent, a new report by the Criminal Information Department has revealed. There were...

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July 16, 2018

Qatar’s economic outlook ‘stable’

Qatar is able to weather the economic, financial and diplomatic boycott and its economic outlook is stable, according to Moody’s Investor Service, Mubasher reported yesterday. The service has given...

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July 16, 2018

Algeria continues to abandon hundreds of migrants in the desert

Algeria is continuing to abandon hundreds of African migrants in the Sahara Desert, despite the expulsions seeming to cease since a shocking Associated Press report last month. Giuseppe Loprete,...

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July 16, 2018

Israeli bombing shocks children filming YouTube challenge

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July 16, 2018

Dozens wounded as police fire on protesters in Iraq

Dozens have been wounded after protests intensified in four provinces in southern Iraq, local media reported on Sunday. The Baghdad Post reported that as many as 15 people have...

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July 16, 2018

What to do in the face of the Israeli escalation in Gaza

I am writing this as Israeli missiles are destroying buildings in Gaza, killing children and frightening civilians under the pretext of tackling the issue of kites that have burned...

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