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February 17, 2014

International Finance Corporation invests $2.9 billion in the Middle East and North Africa

Figures released by the International Finance Corporation show that its investments for the fiscal year 2012 in the Middle East and North Africa have reached a record $2.9 billion....

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February 17, 2014

Hamas and Fatah form new reconciliation committee

The rival Palestinian factions of Hamas and Fatah agreed on Wednesday to form a new committee to follow up on all the reconciliation issues and accelerate the work of...

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February 17, 2014

Military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews hinders coalition discussions

A media report in Israel claims that the issue of military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews is hindering discussions over the formation of a new coalition government. According to Israel...

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February 17, 2014

Hamas denies BBC reports that it receives support for Syria’s Al-Assad

Ezzat Al-Reshq, a member of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) political bureau, denied on Thursday that its head, Khaled Meshaal, had said that the “Syrian president is still supporting...

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February 17, 2014

West Bank PM reveals that world is unable to meet obligations towards peace process

In an interview to be broadcast on Friday evening, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Arabic Sky News that the international community and the brokers of the peace...

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February 17, 2014

Historic buildings around Al-Aqsa continue to be demolished

For the third day in a row, Israeli bulldozers are demolishing historic arches and facades of Islamic buildings dating back to the Mamluk and Ottoman eras on the north...

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February 17, 2014

National security advisor says settlements damage Israel

A report in Haaretz has claimed that Israel’s national security advisor, General Jacob Amidror, has warned of the risks of building more settlement units. Speaking behind closed doors in...

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February 17, 2014

Hamas is expected to dominate PLO elections

A senior Fatah official has said that he expects Hamas to win “an overwhelming majority” in the Palestinian Liberation Organisation elections if they are carried out in a free...

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February 17, 2014

Egypt’s Foreign Minister: Palestinian issue takes priority among challenges facing Islamic World

The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Mohamed Kamel Amr, has said that the Palestinian issue is one of the top challenges faced by the Islamic world on a political level. During...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli occupation results in $7 billion losses for Palestinians every year

Palestinian losses resulting from the Israeli occupation have been estimated at around $7 billion every year, claims a report issued by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The difficult...

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