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February 28, 2018

6-month jail term for singer Shereen who ‘insulted Egypt’

An Egyptian court sentenced popular singer Shereen Abdel Wahab to six months in prison on a charge of “insulting Egypt”, the Anadolu Agency reported, citing a judicial source. The...

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February 28, 2018

Afghan officials tell Qatar to close Taliban ‘peace’ office

Afghan officials sought to shut down the Taliban’s only peace office located in Doha, Al Jazeera reported today. Afghan government officials are reported to be saying that the Taliban...

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February 28, 2018

Kushner fails security clearance, US officials concerned at ties with Israel

US government and intelligence officials are concerned that foreign governments, including Israel, are manipulating US President Donald Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner, amid Kushner struggling to obtain...

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February 28, 2018

Israel’s Supreme Court agrees to delay demolition of outpost homes until June

Israel’s Supreme Court has agreed to the state’s request to delay the demolition of 15 homes in the illegal settlement outpost of Netiv Ha’avot, located in the southern occupied...

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February 28, 2018

Turkey: 572-year jail term for man who sexually abused 18 kids

A janitor has been sentenced to 572 years in prison for sexually abusing 18 children in student dorms in Turkey. Mehmet Sait Güler began working at the school in...

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February 28, 2018

NGO: Israel recognises outpost after 15 years of settlers’ harassment of Palestinians

Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem has slammed the government’s recognition of illegal settlement outpost Gilad Farm, after years of de-facto land seizure and harassment of local Palestinians. On 31...

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February 28, 2018

Israel justice minister urges annexation of most of West Bank

Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has used an interview in the Washington Post to renew her call for the annexation of the majority of the occupied West Bank. In...

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February 28, 2018

Israel is now arming seven rebel groups in Syria

The illegal Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights has now been in place for more than 50 years. This substantial territory, part of southern Syria, was conquered by...

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February 28, 2018

Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre reopens after Israel backtracks on tax plan

Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered as the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial, reopened today after Israel backtracked yesterday from a tax plan and draft property legislation...

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February 28, 2018

Istanbul cafe opens its door to stray cats

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