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November 8, 2019

Qatar to hold Shura Council elections for first time

Qatar’s emir has ordered that a committee be established to organise the country’s first ever elections to the Shura Council, state news agency QNA reported. The committee will be...

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November 8, 2019

EU foreign policy chief slams Iraq use of violence against protesters

The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, has criticised the Iraq security forces’ excessive use of force against protesters. “The excessive use of...

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November 8, 2019

US-led maritime coalition begins mission to protect Gulf waters

A US-led naval coalition yesterday officially launched a mission from its base in Bahrain to protect shipping in the Gulf region following a series of attacks on ships and...

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November 8, 2019

Basrah puts Iraq’s history on display

Hundreds of historical objects have been returned to war-torn Iraq since the museum opened in 2016....

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November 8, 2019

Iraq challenges are increasing, warns PM

Thousands of projects have been disrupted due to poor planning as the protests continue, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi, announced yesterday. “Some 5,000 national projects have not...

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November 8, 2019

Erdogan before meeting Trump: ‘US is not fulfilling agreement with Syria’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the United States is not fulfilling its obligations in the Syrian deal, i.e. to take Kurdish fighters out of the...

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November 8, 2019

Syria's oil minister says production unit in Banias refinery damaged in explosion

There was a large explosion in one of the production units of Syria’s Banias refinery near the Mediterranean coast during maintenance operations, Syria’s oil minister said on Thursday, Reuters...

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November 8, 2019

Hamas says talks with Palestinian factions on elections 'progressing'

Hamas yesterday announced that “positive discussions” on the upcoming Palestinian elections were taking place. “In continuation to Hamas’ keenness to ensure a successful and transparent election process, our leadership...

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November 8, 2019

Trump: ‘Egypt-Ethiopia talks on Renaissance Dam going well’

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday evening that the meeting with representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resolve the long dispute over the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has...

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November 8, 2019

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits northwestern Iran

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but Iranian state TV said there were no immediate reports of any damage or...

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