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November 24, 2016

Israel to vote on call to prayer ban next week

An Arab member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has revealed that a vote will be held next week on the bill to ban the Muslim call to prayer....

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November 24, 2016

Israeli soldiers joke as Palestinian man is crushed

Footage has emerged of Israeli soldiers laughing as a Palestinian worker is squashed in a gate. A video of the event, which took place at the Atarot Industrial Zone...

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November 24, 2016

EU probe if Russia illegally supplied Syria with fuel

The European Union is investigating whether Russian tankers transported jet fuel to Syria through its territories, Reuters reported today. EU Council Regulation 1323/2014, introduced two years ago, bans all...

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November 24, 2016

Iran ‘expects’ Iraq’s Shia militias to fight in Syria

A senior Iranian military commander has said that he expects the Shia-dominated Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) to fight in support of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad after Mosul has been...

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November 24, 2016

Iraq: Shia militias abduct families from Tel Afar

Iraqi Shia militias fighting under the banner of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) have shelled the town of Tel Afar that has led to the deaths of civilians, with...

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November 24, 2016

Vatican praises Iran

Pope Francis praised the role of Iran in promoting dialogue between Muslims and Christians during the 10th round of interfaith dialogue and fraternal encounter at the Vatican. At the...

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November 24, 2016

UN warns of impact of Israeli restrictions on Gaza

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, has warned of the impact of the ongoing, and in some cases worsening, Israeli-imposed restrictions on...

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November 24, 2016

Trump to appoint son-in-law as Middle East peace envoy

US President-elect Donald Trump will appoint his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a Middle East peace envoy, according to reports published on Tuesday. In an interview with the New York...

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November 24, 2016

UK ‘concerned’ about Israeli plan to demolish Bedouin village

The UK Minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood, has informed Israeli authorities of the British government’s concern about plans to demolish a Bedouin village in the Negev. In...

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November 24, 2016

If you want to know what’s going on in the Middle East, look at the gas deals

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters at Ankara’s Esenboga Airport before leaving for Pakistan: “They have also appointed their envoy. I believe they start their duty today.” Turkey, he...

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