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March 1, 2016

Palestinian factions welcome Turkish efforts to lift Gaza siege

Most Palestinian factions yesterday hailed Turkish efforts to end the strict Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian newspaper Al-Resalah reported. During several inter-factional meetings which included Hamas, the...

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March 1, 2016

Qatari envoy arrives in Gaza

Qatari envoy to Gaza Ambassador Mohammed Al-Emadi yesterday arrived in the Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing in a surprise visit which is due to tackle “political and economic”...

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March 1, 2016

Arab MKs threaten to quit if Israel passes bill to expel them

The head of the Joint Arab List Ayman Odeh yesterday warned that he and other Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset may resign if a controversial bill allowing the...

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March 1, 2016

Ceasefire monitors discuss Syrian-Russian violations

A US-Russian task force is investigating claims of violations of a three-day-old cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria, the Anadolu Agency reported a top American diplomat saying yesterday. “During...

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March 1, 2016

Enjoying the show: Gazans go to the movies for first time in 20 years

About 150 Palestinians took their seats last week inside the main hall of the Red Cross Association in Central Gaza and watched the first cinematic film displayed in Gaza...

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March 1, 2016

Japan donates $38m to UNRWA

The Japanese government yesterday donated $38.21 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement, UNRWA said that...

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March 1, 2016

‘Plan B’ – Not an enigma: Why the West is keen on dividing the Arabs

When Arab streets exploded with fury, from Tunis to Sanaa, pan-Arabism seemed, then, like a nominal notion. Neither did the so-called ‘Jasmine Revolution’ use slogans that affirmed its Arab...

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March 1, 2016

The crackdown on Israeli dissidents

It is not sensible to have any hope that the Israeli public will ever support ending the occupation, let alone support equal rights for Arabs, or return of Palestinians...

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March 1, 2016

This is not the time for a lack of clarity between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon

The Lebanese and others were surprised, and perhaps even shocked, when they heard of Saudi Arabia’s decision to stop providing aid to the army and security agency, and to...

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February 29, 2016

Council votes against Shia participation in battle for Mosul

Mosul Provincial Council voted against forming a strategic alliance with the Shia group Hashd Al-Shaabi in the battle for Mosul today. “The council session consisted of 31 members in...

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