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February 22, 2018

Iran: ‘We cannot remain in a deal that has no benefit for us’

Iran’s deputy foreign minister has stated that the country’s commitment to the landmark nuclear deal agreed on by world powers is permanent, but warned that it will withdraw if...

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February 22, 2018

Egypt to increase electricity prices in new fiscal year

Egypt will increase electricity prices sold in domestic markets in the next fiscal year in five months’ time, according to Minister of Electricity and Energy, Mohamed Shaker. In a...

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February 22, 2018

Sisi on Egypt-Israel gas deal: ‘We scored a big goal’

Egypt has “scored a goal” by signing a $15 billion deal with an Israeli company to supply natural gas which will help it become a regional energy source, according...

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February 22, 2018

Haley and Abbas have exposed the fallacy of PA representation at the UN

The outcome of the UN Security Council meeting does not bode well for the people of Palestine. Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas gave a lengthy speech during which opportunities...

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February 22, 2018

6 homeless as Israel demolishes 3 structures in East Jerusalem

Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian house, agricultural structure and a commercial structure in the Shuafat and Beit Hanina neighbourhoods of occupied East Jerusalem yesterday. Local sources told Ma’an that...

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February 22, 2018

Report: Israel carried out extrajudicial executions, tortured children

Israeli authorities and armed forces carried out extrajudicial executions, tortured Palestinian prisoners and targeted human rights defenders, Amnesty International’s new annual report says. 2017 “marked the 50th anniversary of...

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February 22, 2018

From Jewish ghettos to Palestinian ghettos; Elias Khoury on his new novel

Elias Khoury is a Lebanese writer whose latest novel, “Les enfants du ghetto: Je m’appelle Adam” (Children of the ghetto: My name is Adam) was published last year. As...
February 22, 2018

Israel refuses to reveal location of the Green Line

Israeli authorities have refused to disclose information about the precise location of the Green Line claiming that this information would put the country’s external relations in danger, Arab48 reported...

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February 22, 2018

Lebanon arrests ex-Daesh financial official

Lebanese intelligence yesterday arrested a man they believed was the financial official for Daesh in Syria, security sources have said. The sources added that the man is Syrian and...

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February 22, 2018

Bloomberg: Saudi is biggest deal-maker in Middle East

Saudi Arabia has become the biggest deal-maker in the Middle East after its Public Investment Fund (PIF) spent about $54 billion on investments last year, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday....

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