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November 9, 2020

France minister visits Egypt in bid to ease tensions with Muslim world

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian yesterday met senior Egyptian officials, including President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and the Grand Mufti of Al-Azhar Ahmed Tayeb in a bid to deescalate...

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November 9, 2020

Israel is racing to destroy Palestinian properties while Trump is in office

Last week, Israeli occupation forces carried out the largest demolition in years in the occupied West Bank. Some 76 Palestinian-owned properties, tents, sheds, structures and animal fodder were destroyed...

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November 9, 2020

Creation of independent Palestinian state could return to US administration’s agenda

Former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said he expects that the new American administration run by President-elect Joe Biden to reconsider the two-state solution with regards to the...

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November 9, 2020

Belgium asks Israel for compensation following demolition of Palestinian homes

Belgium on Friday condemned Israel’s destruction of Belgian-funded homes in the occupied West Bank, urged Tel Aviv to refrain from destroying Palestinian schools and demanding compensation for Palestinians affected...

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November 9, 2020

Kuwait to cut state employees, increase private sector jobs

Kuwait’s government is seeking to stop state sector employment in the coming five years and encourage private sector employment, the New Khaleej reported yesterday. An official document stated that the new plan...

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November 9, 2020

Does Biden come bearing gifts for the Palestinians?

Sources in Ramallah revealed recently that the Palestinian Authority maintained contact with Democratic US President-elect Joe Biden throughout his campaign. Direct communication channels were apparently established by a Palestinian...

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November 9, 2020

Palestine intensifies measures ahead of third wave of coronavirus

Palestinian Authorities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have applied strict measures ahead of a third wave of coronavirus infections after the number of people who have...

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November 9, 2020

Tunisia parliament slams interior minister for accepting citizens deported from France

The Tunisian parliament criticised Interior Minister Tawfiq Sharaf Eddine for accepting Tunisian citizens deported from France, the New Khaleej reported yesterday. Osama Al-Khulaifi, head of the parliamentary bloc of the Heart of Tunisia party,...

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November 9, 2020

Saudi public transport company records losses in Q3 due to coronavirus

The Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) recorded losses of 121.8 million riyals ($32.5 million) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, compared to net profits of 95 million riyals...

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November 9, 2020

Iraq civil servants protest against delayed salaries

Hundreds of Iraqi civil servants yesterday held protests in the governorates of Karbala, Babil, Muthanna and Maysan demanding the government pay their delayed salaries, Anadolu reported. Last month, the Iraqi government...

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