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December 6, 2017

Saudi offers Abu Dis as future capital of Palestine

A Saudi proposal for a peace initiative between Israelis and Palestinians offers the village of Abu Dis as the future capital of Palestine instead of East Jerusalem, stirring widespread...

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December 6, 2017

Israel demands international recognition of its sovereignty over Jerusalem and Golan Heights

The head of Israel’s opposition party, Yair Lapid, has called on the international community to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and demanded recognition of...

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December 6, 2017

Egypt: Mubarak-era fugitive interior minister arrested

Egyptian authorities have arrested former interior minister Habib Al-Adly who had been on the run since he was sentenced to prison in a corruption case, Reuters reported yesterday. The...

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December 6, 2017

Syria boy wins Children’s Peace Prize for building refugee school

A teenage Syrian refugee has won the International Children’s Peace Prize after building a school in Lebanon for hundreds of fellow children fleeing the conflict, Reuters reported on Monday....

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December 6, 2017

41 journalists held captive by Houthis in Yemen

Some 41 Yemeni journalists have been held captive by Houthi fighters at the television station in Sana’a, Al Jazeera reported today. Rocket-propelled grenades were fired towards the Yemen Today...

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December 6, 2017

#HandsoffJerusalem

The Twittersphere has been awash with opinions on the unfolding events in Jerusalem this morning, as the world waits with baited breath to see if, or indeed when, US...

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December 6, 2017

Why is Trump moving on Jerusalem now?

In comparison to the focus on opposition to the move and its possible ramifications, relatively little has been said about why Donald Trump’s administration has decided to recognise Jerusalem...

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December 6, 2017

Protests begin in Gaza against Trump’s expected decision on Jerusalem

Palestinians in Gaza came out in protest against US President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of his administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and his intention to...

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December 6, 2017

Algeria student protests against moves to curb Berber language development

Two secondary schools in Algeria’s Berber region took part in protests this week denouncing the rejection by the parliamentary majority of a proposal to upgrade the Amazigh language. The...

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December 6, 2017

Saudi completes first stage of ‘anti-corruption drive’

Saudi Minister of Commerce and Investment Majid Al-Qasabi said that the Kingdom had completed the first stage of its anti-corruption campaign through which it is recouping billions of dollars,...

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