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November 21, 2017

Syrian opposition meeting in Riyadh postponed

A planned meeting of the Syrian opposition in the Saudi capital Riyadh has been postponed, a local source told the Anadolu Agency today. The two-day meeting had been planned...

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November 21, 2017

Israel arrests 2 Fatah leaders in Jerusalem

Israeli forces arrested two leaders in Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group in occupied East Jerusalem early today, the party said in a statement. Fatah’s senior Jerusalem figure and...

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November 21, 2017

India cancels $500m arms deal with Israel

The Indian defence ministry has cancelled a military deal with the Israeli defence technology firm, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, worth $500 million, local media reported yesterday. Under the deal,...

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November 21, 2017

Saudi Arabia invites 100 Iraqi businessmen to visit

Saudi Arabia has invited 100 Iraqi businessmen, economic and banking professionals to visit Riyadh, a senior Saudi official said yesterday. A newspaper reported the official in charge of the...

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November 21, 2017

We simply can’t ignore the Israel factor in Saudi Arabian politics

The shock “resignation” of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri earlier this month was part of larger domestic political machinations within Saudi Arabia. With the Saudi-Israeli alliance now in overdrive,...

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November 21, 2017

Hamas rejects designation of Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’

Hamas on Monday rejected a resolution by Arab League foreign ministers designating Lebanon’s Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. “Hamas strongly rejects the designation of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah...

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November 21, 2017

The 50 scholars permitted to issue fatwas in Egypt

There have been news reports that Al-Azhar University and Dar Al-Ifta Al-Misriyyah have prepared a list of about 50 scholars and clerics permitted to issue...

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November 21, 2017

Spanish FM hopes his county to recognize Palestine soon

Spain’s Foreign Minister on Monday expressed hope that his country would recognize Palestine “in the coming months” in a move to enhance peace efforts in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Alfonso...

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November 21, 2017

Qatari FM blames Saudi bloc for regional chaos

Warning of “dark ages” in the Middle East, Qatar’s chief diplomat on Monday accused its neighboring states of perpetuating “drama and discord” as part of a “dangerous game of power”. “Regional...

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November 21, 2017

Khashoggi: the Saudi crisis continues

Political analyst Jamal Khashoggi has said that Saudi Arabia is now quietly witnessing “billion-dollar settlements with a number of non-arrested princes, under which the funds of the Ministry of...

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