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February 7, 2017

PA announces timeline for 2017 local elections

The Palestinian Authority (PA) Central Elections Commission yesterday announced a timeline for local elections in 2017 across the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip. The Fatah-dominated PA had...

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February 7, 2017

Man tries to set himself alight in Makkah Grand Mosque

A man tried to set himself alight with gasoline beside the Kaaba in Makkah yesterday evening, police in Saudi Arabia said. Officers said they were able to arrest the...

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February 7, 2017

Palestinians take to the streets in Nablus

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February 7, 2017

Amnesty: Syria carried out mass hanging

The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday....

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February 7, 2017

Protests in Gaza

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February 7, 2017

British Speaker opposes letting Trump address parliament

The speaker of Britain’s lower house of parliament said on Monday he would not support any plans for US President Donald Trump to address parliament during a state visit...

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February 7, 2017

US embassy in Iraq reports threat against Baghdad hotels

The US embassy in Baghdad said on Monday it has limited the movement of its personnel after receiving “credible threats of possible attacks on hotels frequented by Westerners”. “As...
February 6, 2017

Israel legalises settler homes on private Palestinian land

Israel passed a law on Monday retroactively legalising about 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, a measure that has drawn international...

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February 6, 2017

Russian FM: Iran never seen having ties with terrorist groups

Iran has never been seen having links to terrorist groups, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. “Iran has never been seen having any ties with Daesh or al-Nusra...

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February 6, 2017

US should expand missile defense due to Iran

The United States should invest more in missile defense given missile testing by North Korea and Iran, the chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee said on...

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