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September 28, 2019

Time for large-scale Syria prisoner swaps, UN envoy says ahead of new talks

The Syrian government and opposition should move forward on large-scale prisoner exchanges to build confidence ahead of their first talks next month in more than a year, the United...

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September 28, 2019

Egypt's security forces move to block anti-Sisi protests

Egyptian police dispersed a protest in Cairo while mounting a huge show of force in the centre and other cities after calls to demonstrate against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,...

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September 28, 2019

Iraq to open border-crossing with Syria on Monday

Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has approved the reopening on Monday of the Qaim border-crossing with Syria, state news agency INA said, the latest sign of normalisation between...

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September 27, 2019

Seven die after migrant boat capsizes off Greece

Seven people including a baby and a four-year-old child drowned on Friday, when a dinghy carrying 18 migrants capsized, in the eastern Aegean Sea, near the Island of Oinousses, Anadolu...

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September 27, 2019

The Palestinians and Arabs await the new Israeli government with interest

The Israeli election result makes it possible to look at the regional positions taken in response to the apparent gains of the Blue and White Party, and the fall...

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September 27, 2019

Palestinians rally for 76th consecutive Friday in Gaza

The protesters flocked to five different areas in the eastern Gaza Strip...

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September 27, 2019

MBS admitted responsibility for Khashoggi’s murder, but who will hold him accountable?

Saudi Crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman has admitted responsibility over respected journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in a PBS documentary that is due to be aired next week. Frustratingly, despite...

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September 27, 2019

FM: Turkey dissatisfied with state of Syria safe zone

Turkey foreign minister voiced displeasure Friday about a safe zone in northern Syria, Anadolu Agency reported. “We are not satisfied with the current state and we have said this to the...

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September 27, 2019

Oil shipping rates soar as US supertanker sanctions rattle crude trade

Key oil freight rates from the Middle East to Asia rocketed as much as 28% on Friday in a global oil shipping market spooked by United States sanctions on...

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September 27, 2019

Britain should avoid playing the role of spoiler in Gulf crisis

Tensions between Iran and the US are heating up, as demonstrated by this week’s proceedings at the United Nations General Assembly. The Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, refused to engage...

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