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February 27, 2020

Iran cleric encourages visitors to Qom religious sites, despite coronavirus fears

Iranian cleric, Mohammad Saeedi, called for citizens to continue to visit Qom’s main religious sites, despite coronavirus concerns, in a video released yesterday. Saeedi, who is the head of...

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February 27, 2020

50 ex-Europe FMs, leaders slam Trump ‘deal of the century’

Dozens of former European foreign ministers and leaders have slammed the Trump administration’s so-called “deal of the century”, describing its details as akin to “apartheid”. In a joint letter...

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February 27, 2020

Why has Libya’s Interior Minister asked the US to establish a base there?

Fathi Bashagha is the Interior Minister in Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), although many observers believe that he is the real power behind the throne. He rarely misses...

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February 27, 2020

Israel: Opposition party denounces ‘criminal’ Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his governing right-wing Likud Party have been acting like “criminals” in a “dark and underhanded” manner, according to a complaint by the opposition...

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February 27, 2020

Israel’s Benny Gantz demands Palestinian Authority ‘give up illusions’

Benny Gantz, the main challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has demanded that the Palestinian Authority (PA) “give up” its “illusions”, reported the Jerusalem Post. Speaking on i24News,...

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February 27, 2020

Courting Israel’s right-wing voters, Shaked says only Yamina can stop a Palestinian state

Courting right-wing voters on the campaign trail, former Israeli justice minister Ayelet Shaked yesterday claimed that only a strong showing for the Yamina party will prevent the establishment of...

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February 27, 2020

Egypt fatwa bans chants in support of Al-Aqsa in Saudi

Egypt’s Islamic institution Dar Al-Ifta has issued a fatwa prohibiting public prayers and chants in support of Al-Aqsa in Saudi Arabia because it devalues Makkah and Medina. The fatwa...

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February 27, 2020

Libya Gaddafi’s widow protests to Trump after extension of sanctions on her family

The widow of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Safia Farkash, has sent a letter to US President Donald Trump to protest against his decision to extend sanctions on...

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February 27, 2020

UN envoy: Israel settlement plans ‘fuel instability’

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, said yesterday that Israel’s plan to build new settlement units in the E1 area, which lies between the...

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February 27, 2020

PLO calls on EU to act ‘urgently’ to prevent Israel annexation of West Bank

PLO has called for the EU to urgently interfere in order to stop Israeli settlement expansion and the annexation of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reported yesterday. In...

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