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December 15, 2016

Obama refuses to endorse renewal of Iran sanctions

US President Barack Obama has declined to ratify the renewal of sanctions against Iran, despite earlier speculations that he would. On 1 December, the US Senate passed a 10-year...

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December 15, 2016

Egypt freezes media company’s assets over alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties

An Egyptian Justice Ministry committee in charge of managing the Muslim Brotherhood’s funds has ordered the assets of two companies, two newspapers and two charity organisations be frozen over alleged ties...

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December 15, 2016

Aleppo: 5,000 years of history in ruins

Syria has been locked in a deadly civil war since 2011, when civilians first took to the streets calling for President Bashar Al-Assad to step down. Intense fighting between...

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December 15, 2016

Officials: Traces of explosives found on EgyptAir crash victims

Bodies pulled from the wreck of an EgyptAir plane crash that crashed into the Mediterranean earlier this year were found to have traces of explosives according to Egypt’s Civil Aviation...

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December 15, 2016

PA rights groups criticise Abbas decision to revoke immunity of 5 MPs

The Council of the Palestinian Human Right Organisations (Al-Haq) criticised the decision of the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to revoking immunity of five parliamentarians, Quds Press reported...

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December 15, 2016

Hamas committed to national reconciliation, deputy leader says

Ismail Haniyeh, deputy Hamas leader, has reiterated that his movement is committed to national reconciliation leading to Palestinian unity, noting that Hamas has been and remains ready for whatever...

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December 15, 2016

PA calls for international probe into Israeli ‘extrajudicial’ killing of Palestinians

The Palestinian Authority (PA) called Wednesday for an international investigation into the Israeli army’s “extrajudicial” killing of Palestinian citizens, according to a statement reported by Anadolu news agency. The...

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December 15, 2016

Palestinians plan Jerusalem as capital of Arab media for 2016/2017

The Palestinian Ministry of Information held its first meeting to implement an Arab League resolution designating Jerusalem the capital of the Arab media for 2016/2017, Ma’an News Agency reported...

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December 15, 2016

France postpones Middle East Peace Conference

France is said to have postponed until early next year a planned Palestinian-Israeli peace conference originally slated to be held on 21 December, Palestinian officials said on Wednesday. The...

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December 15, 2016

UN: Rape and torture of migrants critical in Libya

A United Nations report released this week has criticised the levels of rape, torture and enslavement migrants face when arriving in Libya. “The situation of migrants in Libya is...

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