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December 21, 2020

In memoriam: UN Resolution 194

On 15 May 1948, terrorist gangs acting for the nascent state of Israel attacked Palestinian cities and towns. Almost 70 massacres were perpetrated, in which more than 15,000 Palestinians...

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December 21, 2020

State of emergency in Egypt’s southwest province after 2 bird flu hotspots detected

Egypt’s veterinary directorate in El-Wadi El-Dedid has declared a state of emergency after finding two bird flu hotspots. The hotspots are on poultry farms in Dakhla Oasis Governorate, one in Ezab Al-Qasr and one in Oweina village. It...

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December 21, 2020

90% of Syria families in Lebanon living in extreme poverty, says UN

Nine of ten Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty, a United Nations (UN) report published on Friday said. The report warned nearly 89 per cent...

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December 21, 2020

Egypt: Forcibly disappeared boy turns 15 away from home

A young boy who was forcibly disappeared in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has turned 15 away from his family, two years after he was forcibly disappeared. Abdullah Bomadeen was 12...

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December 21, 2020

US army probes creation of black market for selling pork in Kuwait

US Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) has confirmed it is currently investigating a pork smuggling ring among US forces in Kuwait, Task & Purpose news website revealed on Friday. “I can...

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December 21, 2020

Israel fined Palestinian minors $102,000 in 2020

Israeli occupation courts imposed fines worth 350,000 shekels ($102,000) on Palestinian minors during 2020, Director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Centre for Studies Riyadh Al-Ashqar said yesterday. According to Safa news agency,...

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December 21, 2020

Settlers’ attacks undermine efforts to revive peace process, insists PA

The Palestinian Authority last week condemned the “continuous and increasing aggression” of Israeli Jewish settlers on Palestinians and their properties in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Wafa...

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December 21, 2020

Report: Palestinian GDP declines 12% in 2020

Palestinian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 12 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In a joint statement, the Palestinian Monetary Authority...

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December 21, 2020

Egypt denies collective punishment ‘rumours’

Egypt’s Interior Ministry denied on Saturday “rumours” about the “collective punishment” of opposition detainees held in the notorious Scorpion Prison, the state-owned news agency MENA has reported. “Such claims...

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December 21, 2020

US, Sudan to strengthen bilateral military relations, says embassy

The United States is continuing to work with the Sudanese Armed Forces to strengthen bilateral military relations, the US embassy announced yesterday. “The removal of Sudan from the State...

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