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July 11, 2016

Israel attempts to undermine UNESCO vote on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israel has been exerting pressure to undermine a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) vote on a joint Jordanian-Palestinian draft resolution denying a Jewish connection with Al-Aqsa...

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July 11, 2016

Hamas condemns Saudi Emir’s remarks

Hamas condemned on Sunday remarks delivered by the Saudi Emir Turki al-Faisal who accused Hamas and Islamic Jihad of spreading chaos, Quds Press reported. “These are lies and baseless...

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July 11, 2016

PA calls for international community to push Israel to lift Hebron siege

The Palestinian Authority (PA) called on Sunday for the international community and all international bodies to immediately push Israel to lift the siege it has been imposing on the...

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July 11, 2016

Rights group: Seven Iraqi journalists killed in six months

As many as seven journalists were killed in Iraq during the first half of 2016, a rights group said on Sunday. The Iraqi Observatory for Press Freedoms said during...

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July 11, 2016

Polisario Front elects new secretary-general

Western Sahara independence movement Polisario Front has elected Ibrahim Ghali as secretary-general and president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Algeria’s APS news agency reported that Ghali was elected...

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July 11, 2016

Israeli government approves $13m for Kiryat Arba settlements

The Israeli government approved on Sunday some 50 million Israeli shekels ($12.9m) in support for the Israeli settlements of Kiryat Arba in the West Bank district of Hebron, agencies...

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July 10, 2016

Saudi royal joins Iranian opposition meeting in Paris

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki al-Faisal has joined a giant meeting held by a Paris-based Iranian opposition movement, Free Iran. Faisal is a former director general of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency...

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July 10, 2016

More Turkish aid arrives in Gaza

Around 19 trucks carrying Turkish humanitarian aid arrived in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to a Palestinian border official. The trucks, carrying nearly 800 tons of foodstuff,...

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July 10, 2016

Egypt military court jails 18 opponents for ‘violence’

An Egyptian military court on Saturday slapped 18 anti-regime opponents with jail terms for allegedly committing violence, according to a defence lawyer. The court jailed six people for life...

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July 10, 2016

Syria: Daesh downs helicopter, 2 Russian pilots killed

Two Russian pilots were killed near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria’s western Homs province Friday when Daesh downed a helicopter belonging to the Syrian army, the Russian Defence Ministry said...

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