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January 13, 2017

HRW: Rights under attack in Iran

Essential human rights, especially the right to free speech, were under attack and being undermined by a number of unelected bodies in Iran, an international human rights organisation has...

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January 13, 2017

Syria regime advances in Wadi Barada

Forces loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad and allied Shia militias advanced in a strategic valley near Damascus today, according to an organisation that monitors the conflict, and the...

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January 13, 2017

US State Department criticises Egypt for freezing NGO assets

The US State Department condemned what it called the “restrictions” imposed by the Egyptian authorities on civil society, expressing concern over a recent decision by an Egyptian court to freeze the...

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January 13, 2017

Opposition calls on Sudanese government to release detainees

A correspondent from Alghad news channel in Khartoum has reported the release by the Sudanese authorities of four prominent opposition leaders. They were arrested during a security campaign to...

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January 13, 2017

Israeli police seek to prosecute Shaikh Raed Salah on incitement charges

The Israeli police recommended yesterday that the leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement within Israel, Shaikh Raed Salah, should be charged with “incitement”. The move came...

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January 13, 2017

UN envoy to Yemen reiterates Hadi’s legitimacy

The UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said yesterday evening that the roadmap to peace he put forward to resolve the Yemeni crisis recognises the legitimacy of...

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January 13, 2017

Rights group condemns Moroccan expulsion of observers in Western Sahara

Human Rights Watch has condemned the expulsion of several observers in Western Sahara. HRW’s World Report 2017, released on Thursday, refers specifically to the case of Carlos Beristain, a...

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January 13, 2017

Despite Saudi compromise, OPEC unlikely to meet oil cut targets

OPEC is unlikely to deliver fully on its target to cut production despite Saudi Arabia reducing oil output to its lowest in 2 years. Under the deal, every OPEC...

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January 13, 2017

UN: Yemen farmers need urgent support to ease hunger crisis

In the midst of one of the world’s worst hunger crises, Yemen’s farmers urgently need support so they can grow more food and provide young people with jobs, the...

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January 13, 2017

Hamas praises South African president’s stand on visits to Israel

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has praised the stand taken by President Jacob Zuma against South African citizens visiting Israel. Zuma’s expression of solidarity with the Palestinian struggle against...

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