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October 4, 2016

PLC deputy speaker: Cancelling Gaza elections only serves occupation

The Palestinian Authority’s Supreme Court’s decision to cancel elections in the Gaza Strip is “dangerous” and only serves the occupation, the Palestinian Legislative Council said yesterday. In a statement,...

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October 4, 2016

Chechen president offers to train Assad’s troops

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has denied the existence of any Chechen troops in Syria but offered to train Syrian regime troops, Russia’s RIA Novosti reported yesterday. “There are no...

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October 4, 2016

Leading Al-Qaeda figure killed in Syria

A leading figure in Al-Qaeda, who became a prominent member of its Syrian Al-Nusra Front offshoot, was killed in a drone attack yesterday, the group and jihadist sources said....

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October 4, 2016

PA condemns Israeli ban on school book

The Palestinian Ministry of Education yesterday condemned an Israeli decision to exclude the Palestinian National Education book for second graders from the syllabus of Palestinian schools in occupied Jerusalem,...

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October 4, 2016

Saudi calls on US Congress to avoid repercussions of JASTA

Saudi Arabia called on the United States to take the necessary measures to avoid the “dangerous repercussions” that may result from the JASTA bill which allows American victims of...

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October 4, 2016

Erdogan: EU has not fulfilled its refugee pledge

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday criticised the European Union saying it has not fulfilled its pledge to provide aid worth €3 billion for immigrants as part of an...

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October 4, 2016

Jordan defends gas deal with Israel

Jordan on Monday defended its deal to buy Israeli natural gas that has stirred public opposition, insisting the accord would not leave the Arab country reliant on the Jewish...

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October 4, 2016

Women’s Boats to Gaza Diary 3

Day 3 – Saturday 24 September Today is a busy admin day. We meet the Women’s Boat to Gaza participants who have arrived so far, some from home and...

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October 4, 2016

Photos: Palestinian Supreme Court rules that municipal elections can go ahead, West Bank only

On Monday, the Supreme Court of Palestine ruled that municipal elections can go ahead, but only in the West Bank and not in the – Hamas controlled – Gaza...

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October 4, 2016

Erdogan: Turkey-Egypt relations will normalise after Morsi’s release

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused any presidential level connections with Cairo on condition that the former President Mohamed Morsi and his allies are released from prison. In Sunday...

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