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Analysis-As Munir's military takes on Gulf role, Pakistan's parliament is not involved

By Ariba ShahidISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Eleven years after Pakistan's parliament voted to keep the country out of a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen in 2015, Islamabad has agreed to rapidly deploy more forces to Saudi Arabia without a parliamentary vote, highlighting the military's grip on foreign policy under Field Marshal Asim Munir.On Monday, a defence pact Pakistan signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey in August was invoked for the first time, as the kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis.

Al-Monitor

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British diplomats to remain at scaled-down mission in Jerusalem

By Alexander Cornwell, Ammar Awad and Sam TobinJERUSALEM/LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain and Israel announced on Thursday that the nearly 200-year-old British diplomatic mission in Jerusalem would stay open at a smaller scale and with a new name, in a compromise after Israel ordered the consulate shut in a sanctions dispute.Under the last-minute agreement, Britain will rename the consulate, founded in 1839, as the "UK Mission" in the city.

Al-Monitor

Politics

Israel Drastically Reduces British Diplomatic Presence in Jerusalem

Israel said the British consulate in Jerusalem ended its functions on Thursday but that seven diplomats would be allowed to remain in a limited capacity, with the UK saying it would continue to offer "vital services". The move comes after Israel ordered the closure of the consulate in September as retaliation after London led Western sanctions over violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Asharq Al-Awsat English

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Madrid reconnaît officiellement la branche du Parti National Rifain en Espagne – الشروق أونلاين

Le président du Parti National Rifain (PNR), Oussama Redouane, a indiqué que les autorités espagnoles ont officiellement reconnu la branche du parti en Espagne, quelques semaines seulement après son enregistrement, qualifiant cette démarche de nouvelle étape dans le processus d'action politique et organisationnelle du parti au niveau européen.

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