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  • January 7, 2017

    Israel reveals advanced Russian missiles deployed in Syria

    An Israeli spy satellite has revealed advanced Russian missiles deployed in an airbase in western Syria, Israeli media reports said yesterday. Israeli TV Channel 2 and the Yedioth Ahronoth...

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  • January 7, 2017

    20 killed in blast in Syrian town near Turkey

    A large explosion in the busy centre of an opposition-held town near Syria’s border with Turkey killed around 20 people and wounded dozens today, a monitor, local residents and...

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  • January 7, 2017

    Syria: Reports of ceasefire near Damascus ‘a lie’

    A senior Syrian opposition official denied a report that a ceasefire had been reached between armed opposition factions and government forces in the Wadi Barada area near Damascus yesterday,...

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  • January 7, 2017

    Israeli forces lift closure on two roads in Ramallah

    Israeli forces yesterday reopened a road between Nablus and Ramallah near the Al-Jalazun refugee camp and the entrance to the village of Abud in the western part of the...

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  • January 7, 2017

    Iraq war veteran behind Florida gun massacre

    An Iraq war veteran took a gun out of his checked luggage and opened fire in a crowded baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale’s airport yesterday, killing five people,...

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  • January 7, 2017

    Palestinian woman imprisoned for ‘incitement’ after 8 months under house arrest

    After eight months under house arrest, 48 year-old Sahar Al-Natsheh is getting ready to spend three months in Israeli prison. Al-Natsheh was detained on 21 March 2016 near Bab...

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  • January 7, 2017

    ‘End the siege on Gaza in 2017’

    Head of the Popular Committee for Resisting the Siege (PCRS), Jamal Al-Khadri, called on the world to work on making 2017 the year that ends the Israeli siege on...

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  • January 7, 2017

    Israel detains 100 Palestinians in 2017

    A human rights organisation has reported that, since the beginning of 2017, Israel has detained 100 Palestinians including 18 minors and three women. The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that...

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  • January 7, 2017

    Russian tourists in UAE increasing

    The UAE has recently recorded an increasing number of Russian tourists after a strengthening in the value of the Russian ruble. Emirati news outlet the National reported yesterday that...

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  • January 7, 2017

    Jordan: US embassy move to Jerusalem ‘red line’

    Jordanian Information Minister Mohammed Momani warned that the US moving its diplomatic mission in Israel to Jerusalem would lead to “catastrophic” shockwaves in the region. Momani asserted that moving...

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