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June 6, 2018

Iraq parliament votes for manual recount of May election results

Iraq’s parliament voted on Wednesday to hold a manual recount of votes in the country’s 12 May parliamentary election, two lawmakers said, a day after the prime minister said...

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June 6, 2018

EU’s bank says cannot ignore US sanctions on Iran

The European Investment Bank on Wednesday said it could not ignore US sanctions on Iran, rejecting the EU executive plan that it to do business there in an effort to...

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June 6, 2018

Jordan to push IMF to slow reforms after protests

Jordan will ask the IMF to give it more time to implement reforms after some of the largest protests in years showed pushing the debt-burdened country beyond its means...

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June 6, 2018

Kurdish region PM calls for improved ties with Baghdad

Nechirvan Barzani, the head of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), has reiterated calls to improve the KRG’s relations with Baghdad. Barzani made the assertion at a Wednesday press...

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June 6, 2018

UK rules government can ban public bodies joining BDS

The UK Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling which found the UK government acted improperly by curtailing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns against Israel’s violations...

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June 6, 2018

Palestine calls on ICC to prosecute Israel minister for incitement

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Israeli Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan for inciting against those flying kites in...

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June 6, 2018

We want a Gulf leader who will make history

June 5 is an ominous and sad day in modern Arab history that will continue to be so throughout history. On this day in 1967, Israel with direct and...

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June 6, 2018

NATO declines full membership to Qatar

Qatar’s hope of becoming a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was dashed today, undermining Doha’s long term strategic ambition. Responding to yesterday’s overture by Qatar’s...

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June 6, 2018

WHO: Cholera ‘continues to threaten millions’ in Yemen

The fight against cholera in Yemen is “far from over”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday, and that the epidemic “continues to threaten million..” “The rainy season runs...

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June 6, 2018

Libya’s Presidential Council, Central Bank agree on economic reforms

Libya’s Presidential Council and the Central Bank yesterday agreed on economic reforms, in an effort to end fuel price instability and boost the country’s currency, according to the Libya...

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