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December 26, 2014

Israeli Foreign Minister likely to meet Gulf figure in Paris: Report

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has embarked on an undisclosed visit to Paris, where he is likely to meet a Gulf figure, Israel’s daily Maariv reported on Friday. “It...

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December 26, 2014

Russia to host Syrian opposition talks next month

Russia intends to host a meeting of Syrian opposition groups in late January, possibly followed by talks between opposition figures and representatives of the regime, the Russian foreign ministry...

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December 26, 2014

Palestinians stress their right to respond to Israeli escalation

All Palestinian factions hold Israel responsible for the latest escalation in Gaza and regard it as a violation of the Egypt-brokered ceasefire agreement. The groups met on Thursday to...

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December 26, 2014

Iran launches massive military exercise

Iran has launched an extensive military exercise scheduled to last for six days. Units from the army, navy and air force will take part in a show of military...

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December 26, 2014

Saudi Arabia refers women drivers to terrorism court

A Saudi court in the Eastern Province city of Al-Ahsa has referred two female activists to a special court established to try terrorism cases, apparently for attempting to defy...

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December 26, 2014

Morocco creates 1.6 million new jobs

The Moroccan economy created more than 1.6 million new jobs in the period between 2002 and 2013, with an average of 139,000 jobs per year, Anadolu news agency has...

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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...

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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...

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