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November 27, 2018

Ambulances 'repeatedly targeted' in Syria conflict

Ambulances have been intentionally and repeatedly targeted in Syria, researchers said on Tuesday, calling for more efforts to protect medical workers caught up in the conflict, the Thomson Reuters Foundation...

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November 27, 2018

Egypt, Saudi Arabia reaffirm maintaining Qatar blockade

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince, Mohamed Bin Salman, yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to the over a year-long Qatar blockade, Al-Arabiya has reported. In June 2017,...

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November 27, 2018

US: Kushner pushed officials to inflate Saudi arms deal

The reason behind US President Donald Trump’s reluctance to hold Saudi Arabia responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi was an ambitious $110 billion arms deal between Washington and Riyadh...

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November 27, 2018

UN: Shippers shun Hodeidah due to Yemen insecurity

Operations at Yemen’s lifeline port of Hodeidah have nearly halved in two weeks, with shipping companies deterred by insecurity in the flashpoint Houthi-held city, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP)...

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November 27, 2018

Is Sudan jumping on the normalisation bandwagon?

Modern Sudanese politics is characterised by a fair amount of ambiguity and secrecy. It is also distinguished by its unexpected boldness in critical moments. Given the limited number of...

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November 27, 2018

Iran's nuclear chief warns EU patience is running thin

Iran’s nuclear chief said on Tuesday he was warning the European Union’s top diplomat that Iranian patience was running out on the bloc’s pledges to keep up oil trade...

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November 27, 2018

Morocco urges Algeria to respond to call for dialogue

Morocco on Monday urged Algeria to officially respond to a call by Rabat for direct dialogue between the two countries. Earlier this month, Moroccan King Mohammed VI proposed that...

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November 27, 2018

Syria refugee trapped in airport granted asylum in Canada

A Syrian refugee who was stranded in a Malaysian airport for eight months has finally arrived in Canada after being granted asylum. Hassan Al-Kontar’s plight gained global support when...

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November 27, 2018

Trump and Bin Salman, with Israel in between

Saudi Arabia’s newspapers and television channels did not comment on the remarks made recently by US President Donald Trump, in which he praised the Kingdom’s role in protecting Israel’s...

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November 27, 2018

UAE links damage the integrity of universities upholding democratic freedoms

Relations between Britain and the UAE came under scrutiny after a judge in the Emirates sentenced a British academic to life imprisonment last week. Matthew Hedges, a PhD student...

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