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February 16, 2021

Political detentions to end in Gaza and West Bank

The Public Freedoms Committee in the occupied West Bank said on Monday that it has started working to bring an end to political detention in the West Bank and...

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February 16, 2021

Jewish National Fund plans to expand settlements in occupied West Bank

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has officially approved plans to expand illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, local media reported on Monday. According to Haaretz, though, the...

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February 16, 2021

Saudi Arabia: no contracts for foreign companies with no HQ in the kingdom

Saudi Arabia has ruled that it will stop signing contracts with foreign companies unless they base their regional headquarters in the kingdom, in a new reform aiming to increase...

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February 16, 2021

Israel may condition offering vaccine to Palestinians on release of prisoners

Israel’s politicisation of COVID-19 vaccine took another “criminal and shameful” turn yesterday while debating whether Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza enclave should be permitted to have the vaccine and help...

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February 16, 2021

Egypt pop legend Mohamed Mounir announces then denies Jerusalem concert

It has been announced by Egypt’s state-run press that Egyptian pop legend Mohamed Mounir will be playing at a concert in Jerusalem. “I will be a peace delegate, like Sadat,”...

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February 16, 2021

First Jewish network launches in the Gulf

Plans include setting up Jewish courts to handle marriages, civil disputes and inheritance as well as creating a body to regulate Kosher food...

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February 16, 2021

Fatah’s own divisions overshadow the rift with Hamas

Fatah’s internal divisions are overshadowing and diverting attention away from the rift with Hamas. News, leaks and analyses address the Fatah divisions, while the Fatah-Hamas split receives less attention....

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February 16, 2021

58 countries denounce practice of arbitrary detention

Canada has launched the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes. The US and 58 other countries have endorsed the non-binding declaration...

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February 16, 2021

The power struggle in Tunisia and possible solutions

There is a complex constitutional crisis in Tunisia following President Kais Saied’s refusal to allow new ministers to join the government and take their constitutional oath even after they...

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February 16, 2021

Egypt to help Sudan ‘purge education system of extremism’

The Egyptian parliament earlier this month welcomed calls for the government to cooperate with Sudan to reform its education system and school curriculum in order to counter extremism. During a parliamentary...

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