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December 31, 2016

Photo story: Symposium on Hamas’ political ideology

The Council on International Relations – Palestine held a symposium to present an academic study titled “The concept of the state according to Hamas’ thought” presented by Dr Husam...

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December 31, 2016

Palestine president receives Israelis for third time this month

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas received on Thursday a delegation of former Israeli MKs and ministers in his offices at the West Bank city of Ramallah, Quds Press...

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December 31, 2016

39% of Israelis support annexing the West Bank

A recent survey, conducted by the independent Israeli Rafi Smith Institute, have shown that 39 per cent of Israelis support the annexation of the occupied Palestinian West Bank. Citing...

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December 31, 2016

Saudi is stalling on the reform of women’s rights

The recent conviction and harsh sentencing of a Saudi man who had called for an end to the country’s infamous “guardianship” system suggests that improvements in women’s rights in...

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December 31, 2016

Tunisia builds large prison for returning terror suspects

Tunisian authorities are currently building a large and heavily guarded prison to accommodate Tunisians returning from terrorism hotspots around the world, government sources revealed yesterday. According to the sources,...

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December 31, 2016

Egypt court clears way for Red Sea islands handover to Saudi Arabia

An Egyptian appeals court today upheld an agreement to return control of two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, providing a boost for the government in a...

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December 31, 2016

Lebanon: Hezbollah newspaper goes bust

Lebanese daily newspaper As-Safir printed its final edition today, forced to close after 42 years because of financial problems as other news outlets in the country face similar difficulties....

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December 31, 2016

Libya UN-backed government and Central Bank to cooperate

Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) and central bank in Tripoli say they have agreed to work together to tackle urgent economic problems in 2017, creating a potential lifeline...

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December 31, 2016

Egypt blocks former presidential candidate’s daughter from travel

Egyptian security services at Cairo International Airport prevented the daughter of Hamdeen Sabahi, a Nasserist former presidential candidate, from travelling abroad yesterday. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency cited a security...

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December 31, 2016

Turkey rejects Kurds taking part in Syria talks

Turkish authorities encouraged yesterday the participation of the UN and US in the proposed Syrian peace talks planned to take place in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana, but rejected...

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