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December 19, 2016

Israel bans burials in parts of East Jerusalem Muslim cemetery

Employees of Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority escorted by Israeli forces raided the Palestinian Bab Al-Rahma cemetery in occupied East Jerusalem yesterday and installed a sign forbidding burial in...

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December 19, 2016

Egypt upholds jail terms for ex-president’s supporters

Egypt’s highest appellate court on Monday upheld three-year jail terms handed down earlier against 15 supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted and imprisoned in a 2013...

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December 19, 2016

UNSC calls for Aleppo evacuation monitoring

The United Nations Security Council today unanimously called for UN officials and others to observe the evacuation of people from the last opposition-held enclave in Aleppo and monitor the...

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December 19, 2016

Girl, 7, who tweeted from Aleppo is evacuated

A seven-year-old Syrian girl who captured global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo has been evacuated and will be brought to Turkey with her family, Turkish Foreign...

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December 19, 2016

Aleppo restaurant heads to Gaza

Decorated with old collectibles, including old pottery and copper pots, the Citadel Restaurant located in the centre of the Gaza Strip attracts the eyes and stomachs of Gaza residents...

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December 19, 2016

Post-truth and lies have always been Israel’s way, and the West plays its role

With the announcement that Donald Trump’s choice of US ambassador to Israel is a hawkish Zionist, the campaign to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is...

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December 19, 2016

Christmas cheer in Bethlehem

There is no room at the inn in Bethlehem this year as pilgrims and tourists flock to the town of Jesus’s birth. Elias Al-Arja of the Bethlehem hoteliers’ association...

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December 19, 2016

Russian ambassador gunned down in Ankara

18:27 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to share information about the shooting of Moscow’s ambassador to Ankara, a Turkish official said....

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December 19, 2016

1 week on, Israel continues closure of Jerusalem villages

The Israeli occupation has closed the Palestinian village of Hizma, east of Jerusalem, for the seventh day, causing much suffering for its residents, Quds Net reported yesterday. Large cement...

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December 19, 2016

Saudi officials: More professions should be open to women

A senior Saudi cleric and a health ministry official said women should be allowed to work as paramedics and opticians, Saudi newspapers reported today, part of a push to...

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