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December 26, 2014

Saudi cash reserves fall for fourth month in a row

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has registered a fall of 0.3 per cent in cash reserves for the fourth month in a row. SAMA said that reserves fell...

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December 25, 2014

Admit it, cooperation with the occupation is a mistake

A Palestinian journalist asked me recently what my expectations were in terms of freedoms or political arrests in 2015. I told her that I did not expect anything to...

Blog
December 25, 2014

Can the Cuban scenario be repeated in Palestine?

With the necessary political will, President Barack Obama’s 17 December announcement that “it’s time for a new approach” towards Cuba could be applied to Palestine. There is, indeed, a...

Commentary & Analysis
December 25, 2014

Palestinian Authority security forces detain 14 Hamas members: Group

Palestinian faction Hamas has accused the security forces of the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) of detaining 14 group members in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In a Thursday statement, Hamas...

News
December 25, 2014

23 killed as Syrian regime aircraft strike Aleppo

At least 23 civilians were killed, and scores of other non-combatants were injured in Aleppo in six separate regime airstrikes on Thursday, a Syrian opposition group said. According to...

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December 25, 2014

Turkey condemns Israel’s settlement expansion plans

Turkey condemned Thursday Israel’s decision to expand further its settlements inside occupied East Jerusalem. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned Israel’s illegal settlement activities in occupied Palestinian...

News
December 25, 2014

Russia to build first nuclear power plant in Jordan

Russia’s Rosatom will cooperate in the construction of the first nuclear power station in Jordan, an announcement on the Russian government website said on Thursday. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry...

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December 25, 2014

407 Jewish settlers forced way into Al-Aqsa for Hanukkah

At least 407 Jewish settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex during this week’s Hanukkah holidays, a Palestinian NGO said Thursday. The Al-Aqsa Foundation for...

News
December 25, 2014

Israeli team visits Cairo to search for soldiers’ remains

An Israeli delegation has arrived in Egyptian capital Cairo to discuss means of finding the remains of Israeli troops who went missing in earlier wars with Egypt, Cairo International...

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December 24, 2014

Gaza: A crossroads of civilisations

In 201 BC King Antiochus captured Gaza. Polybius, a Greek Historian of the Hellenistic Period (period of ancient Greek and eastern Mediterranean history) recounted the incident in his work...

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