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Islamic State fighters said to be using US arms | Alarabiya Studies
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Islamic State fighters said to be using US arms. The Times of Israel: LONDON, United Kingdom Islamic State fighters appear to be using captured US military issue arms and weapons supplied to moderate rebels in Syria by Saudi Arabia, according to a report published on Monday. The study by the London-based small-arms research organisation Conflict Armament Research documented weapons seized by Kurdish forces from militants in Iraq and Syria over a 10-day period in July.
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East Jerusalemites riot after Palestinian teen dies | Alarabiya Studies
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East Jerusalemites riot after Palestinian teen dies. The Times of Israel: Rioters threw rocks and attacked a gas station convenience store near the seam line between the East and West sides of Jerusalem Sunday night, as the capital saw the worst spate of violence since the killing of an East Jerusalem teen in June. No one was injured in the attack on the gas station, but serious damage was inflicted to the store and the station after it was torched. No arrests were made, according to Israel Radio. Sunuqr...
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Turkey steps up efforts to nab killers of Saudi | Alarabiya Studies
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Turkey steps up efforts to nab killers of Saudi. Arab news: Ankara has stepped up efforts to bring the murderers of a Saudi citizen in Turkey to justice, said a top Turkish diplomat. Turkish Ambassador Yunus Demirer said here Saturday: My government will do all it can to apprehend those involved in this heinous crime. The bodies of the Saudi victim and a Syrian were found on Oct. 8. He, however, said this is an individual incident, which will not affect our ties. Arab News could not reach Turkish Ambassa...
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CIA report: 'Torture is a crime and those responsible must be brought to justice' | Alarabiya Studies
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CIA report: 'Torture is a crime and those responsible must be brought to justice'. The UN, human rights activists and legal experts have renewed calls for the Obama administration to prosecute US officials responsible for the CIA torture programme revealed in extensive detail following the release of a damning report by the Senate intelligence committee. The fact that the policies revealed in this report were authorised at a high level within the US government provides no excuse whatsoever, Emmerson said...
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Are There Grounds For Optimism In Egypt? | Alarabiya Studies
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Are There Grounds For Optimism In Egypt? 10 - Sep - 2013. By : Ismail Serageldin. Violence is about in the land. The young, the idealists and the dutiful, along with the fanatics, are dying in the streets and the hamlets of Egypt. Hatred and attacks on the Christian minority have reared their ugly head again. Differences of opinion escalate into confrontation, and the declaration of a state of emergency and the imposition of a curfew have formally underlined the gravity of the situation. Egyptians have s...
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Foreign reserves dip after Qatar repayment | Alarabiya Studies
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Foreign reserves dip after Qatar repayment. CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign reserves declined by $ 1.27 million at the end of November to $ 15.9 billion from $16.9 billion in October, the Central Bank of Egypt announced Sunday on its official website. Reserves recorded a $38 million increase in October, and November’s decline follows the repayment of a $250 million deposit to Qatar Nov. 28, upon an official request from Doha. As long as Egypt still repays foreign deposits and builds development projects, the fore...
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UK, Canada embassies close in Egypt over ‘security concerns’ | Alarabiya Studies
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UK, Canada embassies close in Egypt over ‘security concerns’. CAIRO: Approximately 24 hours after the British embassy in Cairo closed its headquarters Sunday over security concerns, the Canadian embassy in Cairo closed its office until further notice due to security fears while the Australian Foreign Ministry warned Monday its citizens of possible terror attacks. An Egyptian security source told Youm7 Monday that the security officials are in contact with the embassy staff over the closure. Reports of ea...
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Strict measures urged to curb underground economy | Alarabiya Studies
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Strict measures urged to curb underground economy. Arab news: Experts are calling for stricter measures to curb the Kingdom’s underground economy, which thrives during busy seasons such as Eid. Many food items and other products produced illegally were dumped on the local market during the holidays. The Kingdom loses large amounts of money to this illicit economy, which it could spend on infrastructure projects, said an analyst. Saudis traveled all the way from Qassim and other parts of the Kingdom in th...
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Cameron says UK and Turkey working hand in glove to stop Isis fighters | Alarabiya Studies
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Cameron says UK and Turkey working hand in glove to stop Isis fighters. David Cameron faced an awkward diplomatic encounter with Turkey’s prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu last night as he promised to share high-level intelligence on Islamic State fighters but his counterpart hit out at foreign propaganda about them passing through Turkish territory. We’ve passed legislation through our parliament, we are taking people’s passports, we are confronting and prosecuting people who have travelled to Turkey.
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Press | Alarabiya Studies
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Brussels shooter planned massive attack in Paris’. Islamic State fighters said to be using US arms. East Jerusalemites riot after Palestinian teen dies. Foreign Ministry said to propose EU force in Gaza. Arab League head: Abbas ready for real negotiations. Abbas warns he may end unity with Hamas over Gaza rule. Gaza ceasefire: Israel and Palestinians agree to halt weeks of fighting. IDF officer injured as Syrian fighting nears border. Hamas’s humiliation, and Israel’s looming defeat.
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