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December 23, 2016

Saudi: No income taxes on citizens or foreigners

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan yesterday denied media reports claiming the kingdom intends “to impose new taxes on Saudi citizens, foreigners and Saudi companies”. The minister made his remarks...

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December 23, 2016

Danish Imam tried for anti-Jewish incitement

A Danish court has convicted an imam of violating Denmark’s racism laws and given him a 14-day suspended jail sentence. The City Court in Odense says Mohammed Al-Khaled Samha held...

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December 23, 2016

Turkish soldiers burnt alive by Daesh as Turkey bombs Al-Bab

Grisly footage has emerged of two Turkish soldiers being burned alive by the Daesh militant group in apparent retaliation for Turkish airstrikes on the northern Syrian town of Al-Bab...

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December 23, 2016

Israel MK Ghattas held on suspicion of smuggling phones to Palestinian prisoners

Israeli police have arrested an Arab-Israeli lawmaker on suspicion of smuggling mobile phones for Palestinian security convicts in an Israeli jail, a police spokesman said today. Basel Ghattas, a...

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December 23, 2016

Libyan aircraft hijacked, 118 on board

14:50 All crew and passengers released and hijackers surrender. Hijackers surrendered, searched and taken in custody. — Joseph Muscat (@JosephMuscat_JM) December 23, 2016 —– 14:38 Libya’s Transport Minister, Milaad...

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December 23, 2016

Record 5,000 migrants died in Mediterranean this year

A record 5,000 migrants are now believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea this year, following two shipwrecks yesterday in which some 100 are feared dead, aid agencies...

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December 23, 2016

Suspected Berlin market attacker confirmed dead in shootout in Italy

The suspect behind Monday night’s terror attack in Berlin has been confirmed dead in Milan following a shoot-out with Italian police. Reports from various Italian news sources claim that...

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December 23, 2016

Top Israeli court approves delay in Amona outpost evacuation

Israel’s Supreme Court, meeting as the High Court of Justice, yesterday agreed to the state’s request to extend the deadline for the evacuation of unauthorised settlement outpost Amona. The...

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December 23, 2016

Palestine campaigners take British government to court

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has taken the British government to court over attempts to restrict Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigning. In a press release dated 16 December,...

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December 23, 2016

45% drop in exits of Gazan traders via Erez

November saw a 45 per cent drop in the number of exits of Gazan traders via the Israeli-controlled Erez crossing, according to Israeli NGO Gisha. The fall is in...

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