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December 23, 2016

UN Security Council passes resolution to end Israeli settlements

The UN Security Council has passed a resolution urging an end to illegal Israeli settlements, which the US refused to veto, abstaining instead. The motion was passed with 14...

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December 23, 2016

Russia, Iran and Turkey to discuss Syria ‘peace’ in Astana

President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad had all agreed that the Kazakh capital of Astana should be the venue for new...

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December 23, 2016

Iran shoots down a filming drone in Tehran over security concerns

Iran’s anti-aircraft forces shot down a drone in central Tehran on Friday as it approached the offices of the president and the supreme leader, but the unmanned aircraft later...

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December 23, 2016

Hezbollah: Fall of Aleppo could pave way for ‘political solution’

Lebanese Shia Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said today the Syrian regime’s defeat of rebels in Aleppo this week had ended their hopes of ousting President Bashar Al-Assad and could...

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December 23, 2016

Morocco targets ‘terrorism apologists’ in new crackdown

The Moroccan Ministry of Interior is warning its citizens that any sympathy for a gunman, who shot the Russian ambassador to Turkey, even on social media, could land them...

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December 23, 2016

Russia: Trump better partner for Syria deal than Obama

Russia is not in touch with the incoming US administration over Syria, but Moscow sees Donald Trump as a better partner to negotiate with than Barack Obama, Russian Deputy...

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December 23, 2016

Palestinian arrested over alleged contact with Hamas chief

Israeli police have arrested an East Jerusalem resident on charge of alleged contact with Hamas’ political chief Khaled Mashaal, Israel’s Channel 2 reported yesterday. According to the police spokesperson Luba Al-Samri,...

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December 23, 2016

G4S confirms sole remaining investment in Israeli market

Private security giant G4S has clarified that its only remaining interest in Israel is an investment in a police training facility, with all other contracts being transferred to new...

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December 23, 2016

Egypt to import crude oil directly from Iraq

Egypt is seeking to import crude oil directly from Iraq in the first quarter of 2017, the country’s Minister of Petroleum Tariq El-Mollah said yesterday. El-Mollah told reporters, on...

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December 23, 2016

Egypt detains Al Jazeera journalist and two brothers

Egyptian authorities have detained an Al Jazeera journalist and his two brothers while he was on a visit to Cairo to visit his family, the network announced this afternoon....

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