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January 20, 2017

US transfers 4 Guantanamo inmates in waning hours of Obama tenure

The United States sent four detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking President Barack Obama’s final prisoner transfers...

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January 20, 2017

Sudan to receive $500 million deposit from UAE

Sudan’s central bank governor, Hazem Ahmed, signed on Thursday an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development for a $500 million deposit, Sudan’s state news agency SUNA reported....

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January 20, 2017

Official data: Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues declined by 3.2% in 2016

Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues has amounted to $5.005 billion in 2016, marking 3.2 per cent less than last year’s total revenues, during which revenues amounted to $5.175 billion, official...

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January 20, 2017

Belgium to arrest former Israeli FM for “war crimes”

A Belgian court has ordered the arrest of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Tzipi Livni, when she steps off the plane on her arrival in the...

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January 19, 2017

Iraq: On the ground, through a lens

Explosions were heard during the day, children looked at warplanes in the sky and everyone – aid workers included – “only wanted to get away.”...

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January 19, 2017

South African opposition leader stirs angers after visit to Israel

The leader of the official opposition party in South Africa, Mmusi Maimane, visited Israel in December 2016 and his visit invited a huge backlash and criticism from the community....

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January 19, 2017

Cuban support for Palestine should mirror Castro’s anti-colonial legacy

Palestine continues to face an increasing contradiction which is becoming normalised in diplomatic arenas. During this year’s first UN Security Council session debating the Middle East and the Palestinian...

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January 19, 2017

Kuwait MP slams government over ‘stateless’ people

Kuwaiti MP Fahad Al-Enezi slammed his country’s government over its negligence in resolving the status of the so-called “stateless” population, Kuwait Times reported on Tuesday. Al-Enezi criticised the Central...

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January 19, 2017

UK backs Syria peace talks in Astana

The British government has said that it supports the Syrian peace talks set to be held in the Kazakhstani capital Astana next week, Anadolu news agency reported yesterday. “We...

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January 19, 2017

Yemen Houthi women hold a parade in Sana’a

Yemeni Houthi rebels have sparked outrage on social media after photos and videos of around three thousand female Houthi loyalists parading in Sana’a were released. The women were captured...

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