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November 8, 2019

New ministers sworn in following Jordan’s cabinet reshuffle

Eleven new ministers were sworn into Jordan’s cabinet yesterday following a reshuffle which has come as a result of mass protests in the country. The Royal Court said in...

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November 8, 2019

Lebanon continues consultations to name new PM

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is continuing his consultations with the country’s political parties to facilitate the formation of a new government, ten days after the resignation of former Prime...

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November 8, 2019

Turkey: We have not forgotten Greek atrocities against Turks

Turkey has not forgotten the atrocities that Greeks committed against Turks during the former’s war of independence, the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Hami Aksoy said today. Responding to a...

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November 8, 2019

750 children of European fighters stuck in Syria

Up to 750 children of foreign fighters, specifically EU nationals, are currently stranded in camps in north-eastern Syria, with many as young as under six years old. The largest...

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November 8, 2019

US official criticises Israel after visit to West Bank

US Democratic Representative Andy Levin visited the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, during which he observed the Israeli government denying local residents access to water. The trip included a...

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November 8, 2019

EU approves over $87m humanitarian aid to Yemen

The European Commission yesterday pledged €79 million ($87.4 million) in aid to support Yemen, where the five-year-old conflict has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The package will help...

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November 8, 2019

Israel: UNRWA chief’s resignation proves UNRWA must close

Following the resignation of UNRWA chief on Wednesday, Israel renewed its calls for the humanitarian agency to be shut down and end its support for Palestine refugees. The Israeli...

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November 8, 2019

Syria: ‘I finally learnt how to enjoy the torture,’ says former prisoner

Screams of agony became the norm, his own as well as thousands of others. And so did the deafening silence. For three years, Omar AlShogre, 24, was confined in...
November 8, 2019

Syria constitution drafting committee concludes first round of talks

The mini-constitution drafting committee of Syria yesterday concluded the first round of talks at the UN headquarters in Geneva. The delegations representing the Syrian opposition, the regime and civil...

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November 8, 2019

Riyadh delays the inevitable; the Houthis have the power in Yemen, Hadi has no authority

This week saw the signing of the much-delayed Riyadh Agreement between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government of exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and the UAE-supported Southern Transitional Council (STC). The...

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