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March 9, 2018

Deal of the century: Palestinian airport, port in Egypt’s Sinai

America’s “deal of the century” which is set to bring an end to the 70-year-old Palestinian-Israeli conflict includes setting up airports and ports for Palestinians on Egyptian land and...

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March 9, 2018

Turkish FM: Afrin operation to be completed by May

The Turkish operation in Afrin will be completed by May, after which the military may look to move into Iraq, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced yesterday, according to...

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March 9, 2018

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March 9, 2018

UAE adviser once indicted on child porn charges

An American who is acting as an adviser to the UAE and has strong ties with the Trump administration was arrested in 1985 and charged over child pornography, a...

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March 9, 2018

Twitter: 77% of Saudi women plan to drive

“As many as 77 per cent of Saudi women are planning to drive this year,” said Benjamin Ampen, head of Twitter sales in the Middle East and North Africa....

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March 9, 2018

US Embassy to be in occupied area bordering East Jerusalem

The US Embassy to Israel will be in a zone of East Jerusalem considered occupied territory under international law, according to the Washington Post. Part of the diplomatic compound...

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March 9, 2018

Report: 893 cases of sexual harassment in Israeli army last year

Official data revealed that as many as 893 cases of sexual harassment were reported by Israeli soldiers last year. Israeli Public Radio reported yesterday that the number of complaints...

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March 9, 2018

Al Jazeera dismisses calls to be registered as foreign agent

Al Jazeera has dismissed calls from members of the US Congress to be registered as a foreign agent under American law. A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged Attorney General...

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March 9, 2018

US signs $197m weapons deal with Qatar

The United States approved the potential sale of air defence systems worth $197 million to Qatar yesterday, a statement by the Defence Security Cooperation Agency confirmed. “This proposed sale...

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March 9, 2018

US university demands Palestinian academic not criticise Israel in speech

Arizona State University is reported to have asked Palestinian academic Hatem Bazian to sign a contract in which he pledges not to criticise Israel at an event organised by...

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