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January 19, 2017

Epiphany celebrations in the river Jordan

Christian Orthodox pilgrims baptize a pilgrim in the River Jordan during the Epiphany celebrations marking Jesus Christ's baptism near Jericho city of West Bank...

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January 19, 2017

Obama suggests US embassy move to Jerusalem could be 'explosive'

President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday that moving the US embassy to Jerusalem could have “explosive” results and said he was worried that the prospects for a two-state solution...

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January 18, 2017

Bedouin decry Israeli 'crime' after village demolition

The roof of 100-year-old Musa Hussein Abu Al-Qiyan’s home was lined with heavily armed police — and his living room filled with more — in the chaos of Wednesday’s...

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January 18, 2017

Maltese PM: EU needs Turkish-style migration deal with Libya

The European Union needs to reach a deal with Libya to curb the flow of migrants trying to sail on smugglers’ boats to Italy, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat...

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January 18, 2017

Syria rejects Qatari, Saudi role in Astana talks

The participation of Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Syria talks will be discussed once they stop backing militancy, Syria’s deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday, appearing...

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January 18, 2017

Comoros shuts down Iran fronts for ‘spreading Shi’ism’

The Union of the Comoros completely closed down several Iranian organisations yesterday, after authorities accused them of attempting to infiltrate the African island nation and “spreading Shia ideology”. Online news...

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January 18, 2017

UN warns Israel against destroying prospects for peace

A senior UN official has warned Israel against destroying further prospects for peace in the Middle East, in comments made yesterday. Addressing the United Nations Security Council, Nickolay Mladenov,...

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January 18, 2017

US may only attend talks as ‘observer’, insists Iran

Iran is opposed to US involvement in Syrian peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan despite Russian insistence that extending an invitation to the US would be the “right thing” to...

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January 18, 2017

Russia, Egypt to hold talks between Libya PM and strongman Haftar

Russia and Egypt have been reportedly working together to broker a meeting between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj and military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The purpose behind the meeting is to...

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January 18, 2017

Egypt moves to prosecute prominent cleric Sheikh Qaradawi

Prosecutors in Cairo have referred an alleged civil defamation claim against internationally renowned Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi to the Higher State Security Prosecution Service, which is a judicial...

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