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October 19, 2016

Libyan economy on verge of collapse

Libya’s economy is on the verge of collapse, the World Bank has warned. “The Libyan economy is near collapse as political stalemate and civil conflict prevent it from fully...

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October 19, 2016

Amnesty: Risk of mass human rights violations in Mosul

A major international human rights organisation released a scathing report yesterday against both the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), levelling allegations against both that they have...

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October 19, 2016

Egyptian court adjourns in Red Sea islands case

The Administrative Court in Cairo adjourned on Tuesday before ruling on two opposing appeals regarding the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir, Safa news agency has reported. The...

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October 19, 2016

Tunisian state of emergency extended

Tunisian has extended its state of emergency for a further three months effective from today, the country’s President Beji Caid Essebsi announced yesterday. The state of emergency was decreed on...

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October 19, 2016

Jordan rejects 700 tonnes of ‘infected’ Egyptian onions

Jordan refused to allow the entry of 18 truckloads of “infected” Egyptian onions, around 700 tonnes, the country’s Assabeel newspaper reported a senior official saying. Jordan’s Minister of Agriculture,...

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October 19, 2016

OIC lists Gulen network as 'terror group'

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday listed a group linked to Turkey’s July 15 coup attempt as a terrorist organisation, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed. “We thank...

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October 19, 2016

War Against the People

“War Against the People” seeks to answer a common question amongst activists in the Israel-Palestine conflict: “How does Israel get away with it?”. The author, Jeff Halper, argues that...

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October 19, 2016

Al-Akhbar: Houthi delegation to visit Egypt soon

Egyptian Foreign Ministry sources revealed to Al-Akhbar Lebanese newspaper that a delegation from Yemen’s Houthis will visit Cairo soon, noting that receiving the Syrian delegation was linked to presidential...

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October 19, 2016

Palestinian foreign ministry seeks UN resolution to halt Israeli settlements

Palestinian foreign ministry said that it would continue its political and diplomatic coordination with Arab sister states and the world for the issuance of the UN Security Council’s resolution...

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October 18, 2016

SOAS: Academic banned from Israel is 'an arbitrary breach of academic freedom'

In a statement issued Tuesday, the School of Oriental and African Studies – part of the University of London, and one of the world’s leading centers for academic research...

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