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December 11, 2019

Reports circulate on social media on Egypt soccer star’s possible acquittal by top court

The highest court in Egypt’s common court system has acquitted retired soccer star Mohamed Aboutrika from charges that included funding a terrorist organisation, and ordered the removal of his...

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December 11, 2019

UN unable to verify that weapons used in Saudi oil attack were from Iran

The United Nations is “unable to independently corroborate” that missiles and drones used in attacks on Saudi oil facilities in September “are of Iranian origin,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told...

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December 11, 2019

Half of Gulf leaders to miss 40th summit

The absence of half of the Gulf leaders from the 40th summit hosted by Riyadh was confirmed on Tuesday, reported the official media of the six-member states of the Gulf...

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December 10, 2019

Nearly 175 Saudi military aviation students grounded in US after base shooting

Nearly 175 Saudi Arabian military aviation students have been grounded as part of a “safety stand-down” after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and killed three people last week...

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December 10, 2019

Turkey to host rally for Egyptian prisoners

A large number of Egyptians and Turkish civil society groups will attend a torchlight march in Istanbul to draw attention to unlawful detentions by the Egyptian regime, reports Anadolu...

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December 10, 2019

Iran FM issues travel advisory for citizens not to visit US

Iran warned its citizens, particularly scientists, on Tuesday not to visit America, saying Iranians there were subjected to arbitrary and lengthy detention in inhuman conditions, reports Reuters. “Iranian citizens,...

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December 10, 2019

Algeria's year of protest and turmoil

Mass protests this year in Algeria, which holds a presidential election on Thursday, have caused the biggest political crisis since the end of its 1990s civil war that killed...

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December 10, 2019

Algeria set for presidential election denounced by protesters as charade

Algeria holds a presidential election on Thursday which protesters say offers no real choice and will keep in power the ruling hierarchy they have been trying to oust in...

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December 10, 2019

Qatari PM attends Gulf summit but no mention of boycott

Qatar’s premier attended an annual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, its highest representation since 2017, but there was no public mention of the two...

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December 10, 2019

Saudi diplomat in Turkey barred from entering US over Khashoggi murder

The United States on Tuesday barred from entering the country Mohammed al Otaibi, the former Saudi consul general in Istanbul in October 2018, when Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was...

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