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December 22, 2016

Tunisia to establish National Centre for Intelligence after engineer’s assassination

Tunisia will establish a National Intelligence Centre tasked with compiling information and coordinating between the various intelligence agencies. The decision came during a ministerial council meeting attended by Prime...

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December 22, 2016

OIC concerned about increase in Islamophobia

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) raised concerns over terrorism and the increase in Islamophobia at a conference attended by the information ministers of member states. A declaration issued at...

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December 22, 2016

Israel to open new quarry in occupied West Bank

Israeli authorities are set to approve a new Israeli-owned quarry in the occupied West Bank, even though the state has previously promised the country’s Supreme Court that it would...

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December 22, 2016

Mosul Op: Daesh bombings kill 20 Iraq soldiers

A series of Daesh car bombs targeting an Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) staging ground just outside of Mosul has resulted in the deaths of approximately 20 soldiers today, while...

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December 22, 2016

Iran exports gas to Europe for first time

One million barrels of liquefied gas have been exported from Iran to Europe for the first time since the end of sanctions on January, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday....

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December 22, 2016

Knesset committee votes to strip Arab MK of parliamentary immunity

House Committee of the Israeli parliament voted unanimously yesterday to strip parliamentarian immunity of the Arab Member of the Knesset Basel Ghattas over allegations that he smuggled phones to...

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December 22, 2016

Analyst: Palestinian parliament meeting a blow for Abbas

A meeting held by the Palestinian parliament is considered a new “political alliance between Fatah and Hamas”, Quds Press reported Palestinian political analyst and author Hamada Faraneh said yesterday....

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December 22, 2016

Dutch MP welcomes Syrian refugees in Arabic

A Dutch MP gave a short speech in Arabic in parliament yesterday to welcome Syrian refugees into the country. “We support your call for freedom, justice and security. We...

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December 22, 2016

Saudi monarch meets Abbas in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz met with Mahmoud Abbas in Riyadh on Wednesday, AlKhaleejonline.com has reported. The Palestinian president’s official visit to the kingdom was in keeping with...

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December 22, 2016

UNICEF in Lebanon ends its contracts with G4S following boycott campaign

Campaigners have welcomed an announcement by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Lebanon that it has ended its contract with security company G4S, following a boycott campaign by...

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