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December 31, 2016

Roadside bomb kills policeman, soldier in Egypt

A police officer and a soldier were killed by a roadside bomb in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula today, security sources said. The bomb was detonated remotely when the victims’...

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December 31, 2016

The Gulf Arabs’ military expansion in the Horn of Africa

At the start of the Saudi-led Yemen intervention in March 2015, the UAE and Djibouti fell out after an Emirati aircraft landed at Ambouli International Airport. Officials in Djibouti...

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December 31, 2016

Syria ceasefire ‘void’ if regime violations persist

Russia and Turkey, which backs the armed opposition to the Assad regime, brokered the ceasefire agreement in the hope of preparing the way for peace talks in Kazakhstan in...

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December 31, 2016

Twin blasts rip through Baghdad killing 27

Civilians picked through the debris of the explosions including a food cart torn apart by the blast as medics carried off the casualties....

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December 31, 2016

Israeli occupation continues to stifle Palestinian economy

In their annual economic forecast report for 2017, the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) predicted sluggish growth for the Palestinian economy mainly due to the crippling effects of the Israeli...

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December 31, 2016

Palestinians to estimate damages caused by Israel's Separation Wall

The Palestinian National Committee for the Register of Damages (PNCRoD) has launched an initiative to estimate the damages that have resulted from the construction of Israel’s Separation Wall which...

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December 31, 2016

Morocco visit to Mauritania to dispel tension unsuccessful

Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane’s visit to Mauritania on behalf of Morocco’s King Mohamed VI has not gone well, according to state news site Le 360. Benkirane was dispatched to...

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December 31, 2016

Settlers take over Palestinian building in East Jerusalem

Israeli settlers raided the Wadi Hilweh area of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem after midnight this morning and took over a Palestinian-owned residential building. According to eyewitness accounts documented...

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December 31, 2016

Sudan journalists protest seizure of newspaper

Sudanese journalists organised a sit-in today in front of the National Council for Press and Publications (NCPP) to protest the repeated confiscation of the Al-Jareeda newspaper by the Sudanese...

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December 30, 2016

‘Tunisian foreign fighters to be dealt with under anti-terrorism law’

Returning Tunisian militants will be immediately arrested and judged under anti-terrorism laws, the prime minister said, seeking to calm fears over the homecoming of some of the country’s several...

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