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January 10, 2018

Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions on foreign investment

The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) yesterday announced measures to ease restrictions on foreign investment in the local stock market starting from 23 January. According to the updated reforms,...

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January 10, 2018

Syria opposition groups hold talks with Russia outside Ghouta

Syrian opposition groups under siege in the Damascus neighbourhood of Eastern Ghouta have resorted to talks with government ally Russia, according to Reuters. Whilst the meetings with Russian officials...

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January 10, 2018

Russia and EU disagree over Syria reconstruction

Strong disagreement between the EU and Russia has resurfaced over the post-war reconstruction of Syria. Russia, which wants to start rebuilding the war-torn country within months, is expecting the...

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January 10, 2018

3 killed in bomb attack in Somalia’s capital

Three soldiers were killed in a bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu yesterday, Garowe Online reported. A remotely controlled road side bomb struck a Somali military vehicle, killing...

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January 10, 2018

Police charge pro-Israel activists over ‘provocative’ and ‘reckless’ behaviour

Three pro-Israel activists have been charged by police in Vienna for waving the Israeli flag “in an extremely provocative way” at a protest against President Donald Trump’s decision to...

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January 10, 2018

Iraq resumes use of train line after 4 years

The Iraqi State Railways Company announced yesterday that trains will resume operating between Baghdad and Samarra, north of the Saladin province, after the service was stopped four-year ago due...

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January 10, 2018

Jordan: 50 MPs demand ambassador be recalled from Israel

Fifty members of the Jordanian Parliament signed a petition yesterday urging the government to summon the Jordanian Ambassador to Israel, Walid Obeidat, in protest against the “unilateral and racist...

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January 10, 2018

Israel ministers call for greater settlement construction after settler killed

Several Israeli ministers have called for more settlement construction in response to the shooting of an Israeli settler last night, according to Haaretz. Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett was...

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January 10, 2018

Al Jazeera shut by Yemen Army

The Al Jazeera bureau was forcibly closed yesterday in the Yemeni city of Taiz, the news channel confirmed. “The Yemeni military force belonging to the Higher Security Command in...

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January 10, 2018

Court case against Guatemala’s decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem

Lawyer Marco Vinicio Mejla lodged a complaint to the Constitutional Court in Guatemala against the state’s decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem. The decision...

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