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October 20, 2016

US government sanctions Hezbollah operatives, companies

The US Treasury moved to disrupt the fundraising and operation of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group today, imposing sanctions on four operatives and a firm that have assisted the organisation,...

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October 20, 2016

Australian man kidnapped in Yemen

Australian FM Julie Bishop: “We are seeking to provide consular support to his family to keep them informed of as much as we know”...

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October 20, 2016

Rwanda: ‘Time has come for Morocco’ to rejoin to AU

“The time has come” for Morocco to return to the African Union, the Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo told reporters yesterday. Speaking during the first day of the visit...

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October 20, 2016

French told to be careful in Tunisia

France has called on its citizens in Tunisia to take extra care and be cautious, a statement published on the Foreign Ministry’s website said yesterday. The calls come a...

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October 20, 2016

Hariri backs Aoun to break Lebanese deadlock

Aoun, 81, is a former army commander who led one of two rival governments during Lebanon’s civil war that lasted between 1975 to 1990 before the Syrian army forced...

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October 20, 2016

320 settlers storm Al-Aqsa

More than 320 Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli forces today on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The Islamic Endowment (Waqf)...

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October 20, 2016

Houthi missiles, Saudi airstrikes strain ceasefire

The Saudi-led military coalition said missiles fired from Yemen today injured civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, and Houthi fighters said an air strike by the alliance killed three people,...

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October 20, 2016

Kuwaiti royal gives up status to run in elections

A member of Kuwait’s royal family announced yesterday that he will give up his “special privileges” as a member of the royal family and run as a candidate in...

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October 20, 2016

UK calls for ‘robust’ approach to Russian ‘atrocities’ in Syria

British Prime minister Theresa May has called for a “robust and united” European approach to Russian “atrocities” in Syria, at the EU summit in Brussels today. “It is vital...

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October 20, 2016

Israel rejects Palestinian request to move graves threatened by Daesh

Israel has refused a request to transfer to Palestine the graves of Palestinian leaders buried in Syria whose tombs are threatened by jihadists, AFP reported yesterday. Ramallah sought to...

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