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Armed man dead after attacking us immigration jail
An armed man who attacked a US immigration detention facility with “incendiary devices” has been shot dead after a confrontation...
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Controversy over Lebanese town’s non-Christian ban highlights segregation
The exposure of a non-Christian housing ban in the Lebanese municipality of Hadat last week caused controversy over Lebanon’s religious...
![Palestinians walk past a pool of sewage on a beach in the northern Gaza Strip July 13, 2018 [File:Mohammed Salem/Reuters]](https://i0.wp.com/middleeastaffairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/953b56e3db6844ccaa071f3abcbb8961_18.jpg?resize=350%2C250&ssl=1)
Israel’s ‘environmental crisis’ is of its own making
Gaza's growing humanitarian crisis is finally registering in Israel as a pressing problem requiring "clear and immediate" action. However, it...
Investment opportunities in the Saudi railway system
A few weeks ago, I had my first experience using the Saudi railway system between Riyadh and Dammam. When I...
Can a Corbyn-Sturgeon alliance save Brexit Britain from itself?
At the start of June, when he was still in the running to replace Theresa May as prime minister of...
Why the GCC and EU should restart negotiations on a free trade agreement
On June 27 and 28, a large Gulf delegation traveled to Berlin to participate in the first Gulf-German forum on...
![Tensions have been rising in the Middle East since the US deployed more forces to counter Iranian threats [Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters]](https://i1.wp.com/middleeastaffairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/eed9b2cf09e141ae9a813b148e6843ce_18.jpg?resize=360%2C180&ssl=1)
![Fayyad Abu Rmeleh shows the cracks and deformations that have formed in his home from Israeli excavations [Dareen Jubeh/Al Jazeera]](https://i2.wp.com/middleeastaffairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/78496513564d400db139a611d2a6b739_18.jpg?resize=360%2C180&ssl=1)
UK says Iran tanker will be freed after guarantees on destination
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sought to ease tensions with Iran on Saturday, saying a tanker held by Gibraltar would...
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Sudan activists call for ‘justice’ for killed protesters
The Associated Press, Khartoum, Sudan Thousands of Sudanese flooded the streets of the capital of Khartoum and other cities on...
Read moreIRGC commander: Enemy will lose their dignity in ‘second phase’ of Islamic Revolution
Since the start of the “second phase” of the Islamic Revolution, military threats against Iran have not been effective, a...
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Saudi Hajj ministry calls on Qatar to remove obstacles placed on Qatari pilgrims
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has called upon the concerned authorities in Qatar to facilitate the arrival of...
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![Palestinians walk past a pool of sewage on a beach in the northern Gaza Strip July 13, 2018 [File:Mohammed Salem/Reuters]](https://i0.wp.com/middleeastaffairs.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/953b56e3db6844ccaa071f3abcbb8961_18.jpg?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
