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  • December 23, 2018

    Saudi Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz dies age 88

    Prince Talal Bin Abdulaziz, a member of the Saudi royal family, died yesterday at the age of 88, as reported on Anadolu Agency. His death was confirmed by his...

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  • December 23, 2018

    Suicide bombing kills 16 in Somalia

    At least 16 people were killed and 20 were wounded after car bomb in Mogadishu...

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  • December 23, 2018

    British politician and diplomat Paddy Ashdown dies

    Lord Paddy Ashdown, a veteran MP and former Royal Marines officer, has died age 77 on 22 December after being treated for cancer, as reported on Reuters. Ashdown led the...

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  • December 23, 2018

    Israel army arrests minor near Ramallah

    Israeli forces on Sunday detained a Palestinian minor near Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, according to local residents as reported on Anadolu Agency. Israeli forces raided the...

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  • December 23, 2018

    Turkey officials slam Israel PM over Erdogan tweet

    Turkish officials criticised the Israeli premier over his tweet on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as reported on Anadolu Agency.  On his official Twitter account the Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wrote:...

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  • December 23, 2018

    UN ceasefire monitors arrive in Yemen

    A United Nations team tasked with monitoring Yemen’s fragile ceasefire in the port city of Hudaydah arrived in Aden on Saturday. The team led by Patrick Cammaert, a retired Dutch...

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  • December 23, 2018

    Morocco granted $138.6m for drinking water

    Morocco will be receiving $138.6 million from both the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Chinese Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF). The loans are being granted to Morocco in...

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  • December 23, 2018

    Hamas slams court ruling dissolving parliament

    Palestinian group Hamas has decried a Constitutional Court ruling dissolving parliament, saying the verdict has “no constitutional or legal value”. The court “was established by Abbas...

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  • December 23, 2018

    Executions rise sharply under Saudi crown prince

    Executions in Saudi Arabia rose significantly in the first eight months after Mohammed bin Salman became deputy crown prince, a London-based human rights organization said. According to Reprieve, 133...

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  • December 22, 2018

    PA condemns Israel aggression on World Heritage Site in West Bank

    The Palestine Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities condemned yesterday the attack on a Palestinian tourist site in the village of Battir, one of the ancient Palestinian sites listed as...

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