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August 2, 2017

Bloomberg: Global banks move activities from UAE to Qatar

Some international banks working with Qatar decided to move their activities out of the UAE after a number of countries, including the Emirates, severed their diplomatic and economic ties...

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August 2, 2017

Israel hands settlers ownership of church property in Jerusalem

An Israeli military court ruled that settler groups have the right to seize two hotels and a large building in the Old City of Jerusalem which belongs to the...

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August 2, 2017

Fatah: Netanyahu plans ethnic cleansing through land swap proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to ethnically cleanse Arab towns as part of his proposal for a land swap for peace, member of Fatah’s Executive Committee Mohamed Ishtea...

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August 2, 2017

Threatened by Hezbollah, Israel’s Haifa Chemicals closing down

Haifa Chemicals announced today that it is closing shop and letting go of its 800 employees after failing to find a reasonable alternative to a large ammonia tank it...

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August 2, 2017

UAE says measures against Qatar do not violate WTO agreements

Economic sanctions imposed on Qatar by three fellow Gulf states do not violate World Trade Organisation agreements, a United Arab Emirates official said, after Doha launched a wide-ranging legal...

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August 2, 2017

Jordanian parliament annuls controversial rape law

Jordan’s parliament on Tuesday voted to annul a controversial legal article exempting rapists from punishment in the event that they marry the rape victim. At a Tuesday parliamentary session...

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August 2, 2017

More than 1m malnourished children in Yemen at risk of cholera

More than one million malnourished children aged under five in Yemen are living in areas with high levels of cholera, the charity Save The Children warned on Wednesday as...

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August 2, 2017

Opening of Palestinian consulate general in Istanbul

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August 2, 2017

Hezbollah, Nusra Front prisoner swap means large refugee transfer can start

Three recently captured fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah group were released by Syrian Nusra Front militants early on Wednesday in exchange for three individuals held by Lebanon, Major General Abbas...

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August 2, 2017

Kuwait to hold international conference on rebuilding Iraq

Kuwait has started extensive contacts with the World Bank to prepare for hosting a donor conference for the reconstruction of the Iraqi areas that have been liberated from Daesh...

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