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June 22, 2018

23-year-old Palestinian latest victim of Great March of Return

A 23-year-old Palestinian on Wednesday succumbed to wounds he sustained on 14 May during the “Great March of Return” along the Gaza border fence. Muhammad Ghassan Abu Farhana was...

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June 22, 2018

Official: Gulen is as important to Turkey as Bin Laden was for US

The Turkish government views Fethullah Gulen in the same light as the US regarded Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Ladin, government spokesman Bekir Bozdag said. The remarks came as Ankara...

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June 22, 2018

Lebanon witnessing a suicide attempt every six hours

The rate of suicide amongst the youth in Lebanon is rising at an alarming rate according to health professions. As many as one suicide attempts are being reported every...

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June 22, 2018

Unusual level of support for President Erdoğan as Turkey goes to the polls

It is by no means certain who will be the occupant of Ankara’s Presidential Palace come Monday morning. There are no predictions by election pundits of a landslide win...

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June 22, 2018

Syria proposes to establish railway with Iraq, Iran

Syria is ready to establish a railway link with Iraq and Iran, the country’s Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Mohammad Samer Al-Khalil, said. The proposal came during a...

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June 22, 2018

Germany approves $100m loan for Jordan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday has pledged a $100 million loan to the Kingdom of Jordan in order to help implement reforms required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....

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June 22, 2018

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June 22, 2018

UAE denies running torture prisons in Yemen

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denied accusations that it is operating secret prisons and torturing detainees in Yemen, Gulf News reported yesterday. “Yemeni authorities are in complete control...

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June 22, 2018

UN: Detention of Qaradawi’s daughter violation of international law

The imprisonment of Ola Al-Qaradawi, daughter of prominent Islamic scholar Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, and her husband Hosam Khalaf is “a flagrant violation of the international law”, the United Nations Working Group...

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June 22, 2018

New Israel law would grant immunity to border cops in occupied East Jerusalem

Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan is advancing an amendment that would give Border Police forces operating in occupied East Jerusalem “immunity from lawsuits” for damages they cause in...

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