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April 17, 2018

Air strikes send a message to the Russians not to Assad

As expected, the air strikes on Syrian regime targets were limited in magnitude and political objective. They did not go beyond targeting Syria’s chemical weapons’ infrastructure, and were not...

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April 17, 2018

Egypt court removes 299 names from terror list

The highest court in Egypt has accepted an appeal by 299 defendants who had their names placed on the country’s terror list. The suspects were accused of the 2015...

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April 17, 2018

Israel court rules Jews can chant patriotic slogans in Al-Aqsa Mosque

An Israeli court ruled yesterday that Jewish visitors storming Al-Aqsa Mosque can chant patriotic slogans as they did not count as religious prayers, according to the Times of Israel....

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April 17, 2018

Somalia-UAE talks begin to end rift

Somalia has begun conciliatory talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over tensions which erupted last month, with Mogadishu hoping to clarify some facts surrounding recent events. So far...

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April 17, 2018

Israel demolishes Negev village of Al-Araqeeb for 127th time

Israeli bulldozers demolished the Arab village of Al-Araqeeb in the Negev for the 127th time this morning. The move comes a day after the postponement of the appeal hearing...

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April 17, 2018

Israel hosts 20% of UN ambassadors to show ‘historic’ link to land

Israel is currently hosting a fifth of all ambassadors to the UN in an effort to change the country’s image among the international community, according to the Jerusalem Post....

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April 17, 2018

511 Palestinians serving life terms in Israel jails

Some 511 Palestinian prisoners are currently serving life terms in Israeli jails, the spokesperson for the Palestinian Prisoners’ Centre for Studies said today. Marking Palestinian Prisoners’ Day which falls...

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April 17, 2018

Senior army officer: Israel targeting Iran forces in Syria

A strike on Syria last week was carried out by Israel in an effort to target Iranian positions in the country, a senior official told the New York Times....

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April 17, 2018

HSBC faces protests over links to Israel human rights abuse

Campaigners are protesting what they claim are HSBC’s links to Israeli human rights abuses, with more than 18,000 people contacting the group’s chief executive to express concern. According to...

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April 17, 2018

Egypt legalises 166 unlicensed churches

The Egyptian government yesterday approved the legalisation of 166 churches and an unlicensed church service building in several provinces around the country, the Anadolu Agency has reported. “The legal statuses of...

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