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November 6, 2017

Egypt summons Western ambassadors over criticism of rights lawyer detention

Egypt’s foreign ministry has summoned five Western ambassadors in protest to their joint statement condemning the country’s detention of an Egyptian human rights lawyer and the continuation of torture...

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November 6, 2017

Palestinian scriptwriter and film producer Majed Jendiyeh dies

Palestinian scriptwriter and film producer Majed Jendiyeh passed away on Sunday at the age of 50, Quds Press reported. Jendiyeh, who was born in 1967 in Gaza and studied...

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November 6, 2017

PA forces 18,000 military staff to retire

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is to force up to 18,000 Palestinian military staff into retirement by the end of this year, a Fatah official revealed on Sunday. The official,...

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November 6, 2017

Israeli ministers advance new anti-BDS legislation

Israeli ministers approved a new measure targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign on Sunday, a bill which, if ultimately passed into law, will make it easier to...

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November 6, 2017

Another tumultuous night in Saudi Arabian politics

The death of King Abdullah in January 2015 resuscitated a debate about reforms in Saudi Arabia. Many suggested at the time that perhaps the inclusion of younger princes in...

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November 6, 2017

In Gaza one new baby is born every 10 minutes

Official statistics released on Sunday showed that 5,058 new babies were born in Gaza in October, with an average of 163 babies per day or six babies per hour,...

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November 6, 2017

Lieberman urges Rivlin to pardon soldier who killed wounded Palestinian

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman is urging Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to pardon Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who shot dead a wounded Palestinian youth in Hebron last year. “We...

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November 6, 2017

Why are teachers’ rights marginalised in Morocco?

The Moroccan Ministry of Education has been working hectically to rectify some of the setbacks from which the sector suffers, especially before the recent sacking of ministers. New teachers...

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November 6, 2017

Cameras to monitor Palestinians installed at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police have begun placing new cameras at the Council Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque to monitor Palestinians’ entry and exit, Safa News Agency has reported. Director of Al-Aqsa Academy...

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November 5, 2017

Thousands march in London to condemn Balfour celebrations

Thousands of protesters came together in London on Saturday to condemn the British government’s celebration of the centenary of the Balfour Declaration as well as its warm welcome to...

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