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November 25, 2018

5 die as ferryboat sinks in northern Egypt

Five people drowned on Sunday when a ferryboat sank in northern Egypt, according to the official MENA news agency. The ferry sank in the Nile River as it was...

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November 25, 2018

Egypt sentences 9 to death over prosecutor's death

Egypt’s highest appellate court on Sunday upheld the death sentence against nine people over the 2015 killing of the country’s prosecutor-general. The Court of Cassation confirmed the penalty after...

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November 25, 2018

Saudis sought to buy Israeli hacking system: Report

Saudi Arabia has allegedly negotiated with an Israeli firm to buy an advanced system that hacks cell phones, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Sunday. The newspaper said two representatives of...

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November 25, 2018

Saudi crown prince to visit Bahrain today

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to arrive in Bahrain on Sunday for talks with King Hamad bin Issa. The visit is the second leg of the...

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November 25, 2018

Chad president to make first Israel visit on Sunday, focus on security

Chadian President Idriss Deby will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, the first such visit by a leader of the central African nation which severed...

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November 25, 2018

Britain 'optimistic' about case of academic jailed in UAE

Britain’s foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday he was optimistic that progress could be made in the case of Matthew Hedges, a British academic jailed for life in...

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November 25, 2018

More than 100 injured in Aleppo in gas attack - Syrian state media

Rebel officials denied using chemical weapons and accused the Damascus government of trying to frame them...

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November 25, 2018

UAE seeks rich, educated foreigners with long-term visa scheme

The United Arab Emirates will offer long-term visas to rich property investors, senior scientists and entrepreneurs in an effort to support its economy and real estate market, which have...

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November 25, 2018

Senior Saudi prince says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi conclusion

A senior Saudi prince cast doubt upon the reported CIA finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month,...

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November 25, 2018

Qatar quarrel plays out in battle over UAE banks

Qatar National Bank (QNB) owns 40% of Commercial Bank International, which in turn holds 40% of the United Arab Bank. Both these UAE banks experienced a fall in assets,...

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