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August 23, 2017

Saudi may fine restaurant goers who leave food on their plates

Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council is currently considering the possibility of imposing a rare fine on wasting food in the Kingdom, Saudi newspaper Okaz has reported. Shura Council member Ahmed...

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August 23, 2017

1.25m students begin new academic year in Gaza

According to the Ministry of Education in Gaza, nearly 1.25 million students are heading to 3,000 schools in the West Bank and Gaza Strip today to begin the new...

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August 23, 2017

Mossad accused of assassinating Palestinian in Sweden

The Israeli intelligence service Mossad has been accused of assassinating a Palestinian man living in Sweden, according to Israeli daily Haaretz. Mohammad Tahsin Al-Bazam, a former Gaza resident, was...

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August 23, 2017

Former Egypt PM: constitution proposals are ‘childish behaviour’

Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq has criticised proposals to amend Egypt’s constitution describing it as childish behaviour. In comments published on social media Shafiq said: ”My advice to anyone...

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August 23, 2017

Sudanese minister calls for normalisation with Tel Aviv

The Israeli newspaper Haartez has welcomed statements made by the Sudanese Minister Mubarak Al-Fadil Al-Mahdi who expressed his support for the establishment of official relations with Israel, claiming that...

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August 23, 2017

24 years of negotiations ‘have not achieved anything,’ says PA minister

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyadh Al-Maliki said on Monday that 24 years of negotiations with the Israeli occupation “have not achieved anything,” Safa news agency has reported. He made...

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August 23, 2017

Israel continues to detain wounded Palestinians, including one in intensive care

The Israeli occupation authorities are continuing to detain two Palestinians who were wounded when they were arrested earlier this month, Quds Press reported on Tuesday. One of the detained...

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August 23, 2017

Switzerland suspends funding of Palestinian NGO

The Swiss Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that it had stopped funding the Palestinian NGO Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Secretariat, due to alleged links to terrorism, the...

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August 23, 2017

NGOs condemn proposed Israeli railway in the Negev

Two human rights organisations denounced Israel’s plans for a railway line in the Negev Desert in a joint statement on Monday, asserting that it will destroy the lives of...

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August 23, 2017

Israeli officials are behind detention of Sheikh Raed Salah, says lawyer

Israeli officials operating at a political level are behind the arrest and continued detention of Sheikh Raed Salah, his lawyer has told Quds Press. “This,” said Khalid Zabarqeh, “means...

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