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September 23, 2019

British tanker free to leave says Iran ambassador to UK

The detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is “free to leave,” Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hamid Baeidinejad, said on Twitter on Monday, says Reuters. “The British-flagged tanker ‘Stena...

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September 23, 2019

Western countries raise concerns over Saudi rights record

Two dozen mainly European countries voiced concern on Monday at alleged torture, unlawful detentions and unfair trials of critics, including women activists and journalists, in Saudi Arabia, reports Reuters....

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September 23, 2019

Syria cautions against 'foreign intervention' in constitution body

Syria said on Monday the work of any new constitutional committee should be free of foreign intervention, suggesting Damascus remains insistent that a long-awaited step in a stalled peace...

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September 23, 2019

International Press Institute expresses alarm over Sisi clampdown on protestors

The International Press Institute (IPI) has expressed its alarm over the Egyptian government’s response to this weekend’s popular protests. The global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists...

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September 23, 2019

UK Labour party to vote on ending arms sales to Israel

UK Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry slammed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s human rights record in a searing speech today. In an address at the Labour Party Conference...

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September 23, 2019

Israel has been caught spying on the US, again

A recent report on the US news site Politico revealed that in 2017, US intelligence agencies discovered several cell phone interception devices near the White House. They concluded that...

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September 23, 2019

In boost to MBS, Kushner to visit Saudi economic forum during anniversary of Khashoggi murder

With human rights groups and journalists getting ready to mark the anniversary of the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is expected to...

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September 23, 2019

The videos that shook the emperor's throne - Part 2

Read part 1 here How did the videos posted by contractor Mohamed Ali recently achieve what the Egyptian opposition TV channels based in Turkey — “the legitimacy channels” —...

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September 23, 2019

UK PM backs Trump with offer to give military assistance to Saudi

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has raised the prospect of giving military assistance to Saudi Arabia days after the US announced that it too was increasing its military build...

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September 23, 2019

Saudi Arabia will not go to war against Iran on its own

The attack on the two Saudi Aramco facilities on 14 September has raised tension in the Middle East. Although Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility, Washington is accusing Iran...

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