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Al-Jazeera Twitter Account Temporarily ‘suspended’

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said the Twitter account for its main Arabic-language channel was temporarily...

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UN and Russian Leaders Discuss Stabilising Libya

On June 14 Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail...

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Somalia Migration Is A Great Cause For Concern – UN

The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has indicated that it is deeply concerned by the situation of approximately 260 Somali...

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Westlion Presents For West Africa Bespoke Courses

Westlion, a leading deals facilitation and business intelligence firm will from July 2017 introduce specialized...

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Youth Empowerment Is the Key To Solving Unemployment

Unemployment in South Africa remains a major issue, currently sitting at 26.50 percent, while the country’s youth...

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Israeli Minister Backs Closing Al-Jazeera Bureau

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that he was in favour of closing the offices of Qatari...

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Israeli Minister Backs Closing Al-Jazeera Bureau

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that he was in favour of closing the offices of Qatari...

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Turkey FM In Doha As UN ‘alarmed’ By Gulf Crisis

The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in...

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Egypt Parliament Approves Island Transfer To Saudi

Egypt's parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial maritime accord with Saudi Arabia that transfers two strategic...

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Turkey FM In Doha As UN ‘alarmed’ By Gulf Crisis

The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in...

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Egypt Parliament Approves Island Transfer To Saudi

Egypt's parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial maritime accord with Saudi Arabia that transfers two strategic...

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Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July

A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following...

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Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July

A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following...

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Palestinians To End Pay For Suicide Bomber Families

The leadership of the Palestinian Authority has agreed to halt payments to the families of suicide bombers, US...

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Saudis Insist No Blockade On Qatar As Gulf Crisis Simmers

Saudi Arabia insisted on Tuesday that its neighbour Qatar was not under blockade as a Gulf diplomatic dispute escalated...

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Ethiopian Airways To Open Cargo Terminal

Ethiopian Airlines has announced it will inaugurate its state-of-the-art Cargo Terminal-II during the Second ICAO...

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Qatar Crisis Turns Hostile On Social Media

The diplomatic crisis surrounding Qatar and other Gulf countries has remained a peaceful one for now, but open warfare...

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Erdogan Calls Iraqi Kurdish Referendum ‘error and Threat’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday strongly criticised the decision of the authorities in Iraq's...

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IS Battles To Keep US-Backed Syria Force From Raqa Old City

Islamic State group jihadists waged fierce battles Tuesday in their Syrian stronghold Raqa in a bid to repel US-backed...