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February 23, 2018

Russia opposes UN ceasefire resolution on Syria

Russia on Thursday said it will not support a UN Security Council proposal calling for a one-month humanitarian ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta, Syria unless some changes are made. The Security...

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February 23, 2018

Canada condemns escalating situation in Syria

Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland Thursday strongly condemned the escalating situation unfolding in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta district, a besieged suburb of Damascus. At least 250 civilians were reportedly killed there within the last three days. In a...

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February 23, 2018

Muslim Scholars group slams Eastern Ghouta killings

The Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Thursday condemned the ongoing bombardment of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta district, a besieged suburb of Damascus, calling it a “massacre”. At least 250 civilians were reportedly killed there within...

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February 23, 2018

Palestinian President Abbas confirms medical checks, says results ‘positive’

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed on Thursday that he went into hospital in the United States for medical checks, saying in a television interview that the results were “positive.”...

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February 23, 2018

Baghdad freezes investigation process of the fall of Mosul

An investigation into how the city of Mosul fell to Daesh has stalled. A senior official in the Iraqi government told The New Arab that “the investigation into the fall...

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February 22, 2018

Saudi Arabia, Turkey block US move to put Pakistan on terror watch list

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and China this week formed a trio to block a US-led move to place Pakistan on an international terror-financing watch list, a report by the Wall...

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February 22, 2018

Israel kills Palestinian hours after arresting him

Israeli occupation authorities this morning killed a Palestinian man hours after arresting him, according to Palestinian human rights sources. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said occupation forces informed the family...

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February 22, 2018

Controversial anti-Semitism ‘definition’ faces resistance over free speech concerns

Pro-Israel groups in Britain are facing resistance in their attempts to use a controversial definition of anti-Semitism to stifle Palestine solidarity activism. Concerns over free speech are being heeded...

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February 22, 2018

#FBFightsPalestine

Activists launched the #FBFightsPalestine media campaign against Facebook (FB) this week to condemn Facebook’s deliberate targeting of pages which support Palestinian rights. Social media users across Twitter and Facebook...

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February 22, 2018

Saudi Arabia allows women to leave their husbands

The Saudi Ministry of Justice has abolished the so-called “house of obedience” law which forced a wife to return to her husband’s home against her will. Saudi’s Okaz newspaper...

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