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February 16, 2015

Stranded Palestinians call for Abbas to open Rafah crossing

Palestinians stranded in a number of countries, including Egypt, have called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to work with the Egyptians to open the Rafah Border Crossing. They...

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February 16, 2015

Cyprus and Egypt discuss energy cooperation

The Minister of Energy, Industry, Tourism and Trade for Cyprus has arrived in Cairo to discuss energy cooperation with his Egyptian counterparts. Giorgos Akatrubis will look at ways to...

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February 16, 2015

Frantic Intrigue of King Abdullah’s Last Hours

King Abdullah’s death was triggered by massive internal bleeding and not by pneumonia, informed Saudi sources have told me. The collapse in his health, which happened on December 31...

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February 16, 2015

Israeli authorities ban water hook-up to Palestinian city

Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Silvan Shalom banned water connection to the new West Bank Palestinian city of Rawabi, which is to house around 40,000 Palestinian...

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February 16, 2015

Egypt trade deficit up 14% in November

Egypt’s trade deficit increased by 13.9 per cent to reach 26.49 billion Egyptian pounds ($3.47 billion) in November 2014 compared to 23.26 billion pounds ($3.05 billion) in the same...

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February 16, 2015

Israeli control of the Dead Sea deprives Palestinians of $1 billion per year

Israeli control of the Dead Sea deprives the Palestinian Authority of nearly $1 billion every year, the Ministry of National Economy said on Sunday. That is the estimated value...

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February 16, 2015

Qatar supports Algeria mediation efforts in Libya and Mali

Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation has expressed his country’s support for Algeria’s “considerable” mediation efforts in Libya and Mali in collaboration with the UN. Sheikh Mohammed Bin...

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February 16, 2015

UN: $700m needed for “protracted protection crisis” in Gaza and West Bank

The UN has launched an appeal for $700m to meet the humanitarian needs of 1.6 million vulnerable Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. At a press conference last Thursday,...

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February 16, 2015

Bahrain sends troops to Jordan for ISIS operations

Bahrain will support Jordan with troops to help the Hashemite Kingdom’s efforts in the fight against ISIS, it was reported on Sunday. A statement by the Bahrain Defence Forces...

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February 16, 2015

UAE frees Turkish man after 135 days of detention

The Emirati authorities released a Turkish businessman of Palestinian origin who was arrested last year but not charged. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Dr Amer Al-Shawa’s wife, Amal, said that...

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