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February 13, 2017

Palestinian officials slam Israel’s ban on Muslim call to prayer

The Palestinian government and the Mufti of Jerusalem today condemned the upsurge in Israeli violations against Muslim sanctities, the latest of which being the banning of the call to...

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February 13, 2017

Residents: Israel’s railway project will occupy villages in Salfit

Palestinian farmers and villagers living around the occupied West Bank city of Salfit fear their land is being bulldozed by Israel as part of a project to construct a...

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February 13, 2017

Sudanese man sets himself alight protesting against Al-Bashir

A Sudanese man nearly died when he set fire to himself in protest against Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir. The man was standing near the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum last...

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February 13, 2017

The new leader of Hamas in Gaza is Yahya Al-Sinwar

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced on Monday that it has chosen Yahya Al-Sinwar as its new leader in the Gaza Strip. Al-Sinwar replaces the former Palestinian Prime...

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February 13, 2017

Unity government in Libya blasts formation of rival National Guard

Libya’s UN-backed unity government yesterday condemned the creation of a “National Guard” by armed groups to rival its own presidential guard in the capital Tripoli. The Government of National...

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February 13, 2017

Brotherhood prepares to defend itself against Trump ban

The Muslim Brotherhood has said that it is preparing to defend itself against a ban by US President Donald Trump, stressing that the West “knows very well” that it...

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February 13, 2017

US blocks appointment of ex-Palestinian PM as UN Libya envoy

The UN’s choice of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad for the post of special envoy to Libya has been challenged by the Trump administration. “For too long the...

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February 13, 2017

New delegation for UN backed Syria peace talks announced

Syria’s main opposition body, the High Negotiation Committee (HNC) on Sunday approved a new 21-member delegation, including representatives from 10 opposition groups, for a new round of UN-sponsored peace...

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February 13, 2017

Dozens of opposition members sacked, transferred in Morocco

Morocco’s Justice and Charity Party, the largest Islamist opposition group in the country, has reported that dozens of its affiliates have either been sacked or transferred in their employment,...

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February 13, 2017

Netanyahu’s visit is another headache for Trump

Since his inauguration on 20 January, Donald Trump’s presidency has been rocked by one controversy after another. Reports that Russia hacked into the offices of his Democratic rival, Hillary...

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