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May 13, 2020

Iran Shura Council approves ‘urgent’ anti-Israel bill

The Iranian Shura Council yesterday approved an “urgent bill” aimed at confronting Israeli practices and preserving Palestinians rights, IRNA news agency reported. According to the agency, the council unanimously voted in...

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May 13, 2020

UN: Yemen’s war pushed development back 21 years

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday announced that the civil war in Yemen has “substantially” deteriorated the country’s development. “Yemen’s war pushed development back 21 years,” UNDP said on...

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May 13, 2020

EU slams Israel annexation plans in occupied West Bank

European Union (EU) considers Israel’s plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as “illegal,” the union’s Communication Officer in East Jerusalem, Shadi Othman, announced yesterday. Responding to...

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May 13, 2020

Most Israeli Jews support annexation of Palestinian territory

A slim majority of Israeli Jews — 52 per cent of those polled — support the annexation of large parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank, a new survey...

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May 13, 2020

No new coronavirus cases recorded in West Bank

Palestinian Health Minister May Kila announced on Tuesday that no new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the occupied West Bank for five consecutive days. “After testing 1,000 people...

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May 13, 2020

Palestinians face discrimination, even inside Israel, says HRW

Israel discriminates against its own Palestinian citizens, sharply restricting their access to land for housing to accommodate natural population growth, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement issued...

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May 13, 2020

Israel extends closure of Palestine TV office in East Jerusalem

Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erden extended for six more months an earlier decision to close Palestine TV’s office in East Jerusalem and ban the station’s activities in the Holy...

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May 13, 2020

Oman introduces prison sentence for promoting discord and sectarianism

Public prosecutors in Oman warned citizens on Monday not to promote civil discord and sectarianism, Al-Khaleej Online has reported. In a statement on Twitter, they said that anyone found...

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May 13, 2020

Scholars ban watching Saudi TV programmes which whitewash Israeli crimes

The Association of Religious Scholars in Palestine issued a fatwa on Tuesday that bans the watching of Saudi television programmes which encourage and praise the normalising of ties with...

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May 13, 2020

Discontent spreads after Saudi announces austerity measures

Saudi citizens expressed widespread discontent and concerns after the government’s decision to triple the rate of value-added tax (VAT) and cancel benefits, in the latest austerity measures announced to...

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