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Moroccan police rain batons down on protesters
Protesters took aim at the wealthy clique of Moroccans known as the…
Regional Briefs
Libya Libya’s Olympic chief was released on Sunday, less than a week…
Saudi King calls for Muslim Leader Summit
Summit will address ‘sedition and fragmentation’ in the aftermath of the Arab…
Scores die in Iraq attacks
Coordinated attacks targeting security personnel in both Sunni and Shia neighbourhoods ripped…
Syria claims Egyptians in rebels’ ranks
State TV shows bodies of two men said to be fighters from…
US military aid to Yemen resumes
After one year of suspension, US military aid to Yemen resumes with…
UN Committee: Israel maintaining a “system of permanent oppression”
A UN investigation finds wide-scale use of harsh solitary confinement inflicted on…
Lebanese Judge calls for the death penalty for 88 involved in clashes
Judge Ghassan Oueidat recommended the death penalty for 88 people involved in…
Soldiers shot dead near the border with Gaza
Two soldiers were reportedly killed in the Sinai Peninsula underlining escalating security…
Iran, US exchange threats over Hormuz closure
Meanwhile Gulf states make alternate plans for oil exports