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December 7, 2017

What was Trump thinking? Simple. Why delay the inevitable?

American President Donald Trump announced yesterday that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and said he had directed the Department of State to start working on moving the US...

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December 7, 2017

Cairo criticises US Congress meeting on human rights in Egypt

Cairo yesterday criticised US Congress for holding a meeting to discuss the human rights situation in Egypt, saying the discussion lacked neutrality, the Anadolu Agency reported. Tom Lantos Human...

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December 7, 2017

Amnesty slams Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem as ‘reckless and provocative’

Amnesty International has slammed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington is officially recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and will be relocating the embassy from Tel Aviv. “This is...

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December 7, 2017

US sends Marines to secure embassies in Middle East

US’ Marines yesterday reinforced their security presence at several US embassies in the Middle East following US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The...

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December 7, 2017

Report: African Commission pressures Egypt to stop executions

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has imposed interim measures on Egypt to stop the execution of 20 people, Arabi21 reported. The Freedom and Justice Party filed...

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December 7, 2017

Turkey’s changing war in Syria

As the war against Daesh comes to a close, fringe battles in Syria are once again coming to the fore. An enemy that had seemingly united all sides in...

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December 7, 2017

Jerusalem Watch

On 5th December, US President Donald Trump declared his intention to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This has sparked outrage across the Middle East and...

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December 7, 2017

Jordan: Calls on Arabs, Muslims to defend Jerusalem

Former Jordanian Minister and Islamic scholar, Ishaq Farhan, called on Arabs and Muslims to play their role in defending Jerusalem in the face of the Israeli Judaisation of the...

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December 7, 2017

Qatar allocates aid for hurricane-hit Dominica

The State of Qatar will allocate financial assistance to Dominica to help the victims of Hurricanes Irma and Maria which struck the island in September. The announcement was made...

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December 7, 2017

Trump’s move on Jerusalem: Is this the end of US diplomacy in the Middle East?

Finally, US President Donald Trump pulled the plug. The so-called peace process, two-state solution, “land-for-peace formula” and all the other tired clichés have been long dead and decomposing. But...

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