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October 25, 2016

‘PA controls the judiciary’

Former Chairman of the Palestinian Judicial Council Sami Sarsour said his ouster by a senior Palestinian Authority (PA) security official is “clear-cut proof” of PA interferences in the judicial...

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October 25, 2016

Donations to Israeli NGO rise tenfold after government attack

Donations to Israeli NGO B’Tselem have risen tenfold following a public attack on its activities by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Last week, B’Tselem executive director Hagai El-Ad addressed the...

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October 25, 2016

23 enforced disappearances in Egypt in 3 months

There were 23 cases of enforced disappearances in Egypt between early July to the end of September this year, including the death of 20 in prison, a human rights...

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October 25, 2016

Iraqi army's elite force pauses advance near Mosul

An elite unit of the Iraqi army paused its week-long advance on Mosul as it approached the city’s eastern edge today, waiting for other US-backed forces to close in...

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October 25, 2016

Large fire visible in northern part of Calais ‘Jungle’

A group of about 20 workers began to slowly destroy the Calais “Jungle” camp structures using sledgehammers and by hand, two small bulldozers could be seen waiting nearby. The...

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October 25, 2016

Israel allows Palestinian villages 2 hours of water a week

Areas in the occupied West Bank have suffered from severe shortages in water supplies due to the illegal Israeli occupation, Al Jazeera reported. Every summer, Israel implements a cut...

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October 25, 2016

Israel to temporarily extend Gaza fishing zone

Israeli authorities have decided to temporarily expand the designated fishing zone off the northern coast of the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials told Ma’an today. According to the official,...

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October 25, 2016

Settler's vehicle hits, wounds Palestinian couple in Qalqilya

A Palestinian couple was wounded this morning after an Israeli settler’s vehicle crashed into their horse-drawn cart in the northern occupied West Bank. The incident took place on the...

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October 25, 2016

UAE awards Nablus school $1m

A high school in Nablus yesterday won an award for having the best reading initiative in the Arab world, earning itself a $1 million cash prize. Vice President and...

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October 25, 2016

UN concerned about ‘collective punishment’ of Arabs in Kirkuk

The United Nations voiced concern today that Kurdish authorities had forced 250 displaced Sunni Arab families to leave Kirkuk after a Daesh attack on the Kurdish-controlled city, calling the...

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