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November 10, 2017

Female Morocco group to oversee anti-violence against women law

The Moroccan House of Councillors, the Istiqlalian Women’s Organisation and the Istiqlalian Group of Unity and Egalitarianism joined together this week to oversee the draft bill on the fight...

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November 10, 2017

Prominent Syrian activist shot dead in Turkey

Syrian media activist Mahmoud Orabi was shot dead by masked gunman in front of his home in Turkey yesterday, according to Syrian opposition news agency Zaman Al-Wasl. The shooter,...

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November 10, 2017

‘Jordan-Israel relations only after Palestinian state set up’

Some 99 per cent of the solution to the impasse suffered by the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations is in the hands of the US, Jordanian President of the Senate, Faisal Al-Fayez,...

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November 10, 2017

Israel to double number of settlers in Jordan Valley

The Israeli government plans to double the number of settlers in the Jordan Valley area, Israeli Radio reported yesterday. According to the media source, the new plan was presented...

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November 10, 2017

Saudi FM refuses to comment on Saudi-Israel cooperation

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir yesterday refused to confirm or deny reports that Saudi Arabia is cooperating with Israel to combat Hezbollah. “I cannot comment on rumours,” the minister...

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November 10, 2017

Israel’s ‘Jewish nation-state law’ to have first Knesset vote next month

The proposed “Jewish Nation-State Law” will head for its first vote in the Knesset next month, after a compromise was reached over one of its controversial elements, Haaretz reported....

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November 10, 2017

Leak: UAE planned financial war against Qatar

The United Arab Emirates planned to wage a financial war against fellow GCC member state Qatar by targeting the country’s currency “using bonds and derivatives manipulation”, the Intercept reported...

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November 10, 2017

Qatar Emir appoints four women to Shura Council

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, has appointed four women to serve as members of the Shura Council for the first time in the country’s...

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November 10, 2017

FM: Iraq opposes Qatar blockade

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari said yesterday that his country opposes the siege imposed on Qatar. Speaking during a lecture organised on the sidelines of his visit to Doha,...

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November 10, 2017

1,070 Palestinian trees vandalised since start of olive harvest season

At least 1,073 Palestinian-owned trees have been vandalised since the beginning of this year’s olive harvest season in October, according to UN OCHA in an update dated 9 November....

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