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November 5, 2020

Israeli settlement expansion sees the UN shy away from its duty, as usual

UN intransigence over Israel contrasts with Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s observations regarding Israel’s ongoing settlement expansion, not least because the latter boosts his arguments by providing some colonial context...

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November 5, 2020

Saudi bans names deemed ‘anti-Sharia’

Saudi authorities have announced bans on names considered to violate Islamic Sharia law. The restrictions come amid Interior Ministry’s Civil Affairs Agency introducing new rules for registering names in...

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November 5, 2020

Israel to recognise 18-year south Lebanon occupation as an official campaign

Israel’s armed forces will recognise its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon as an official military campaign, the Times of Israel reported. The occupation, which will be known as “The Security Zone...

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November 5, 2020

Egypt university professor suspended for ‘insulting the Quran’

Egypt’s minister of higher education has suspended a university professor following claims that he insulted the Qur’an. His detention follows the circulation of a video online which captured a...

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November 5, 2020

Austria calls for European front in ‘war on Islamism’

Austria’s chancellor has called for a European front in a “war on Islamism” after four people were killed in a terror attack in Vienna on Monday night. Sebastian Kurz,...

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November 5, 2020

UN official: Israel’s largest demolition in the occupied West Bank for years

The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for the occupied Palestinian territory, Yvonne Helle, said on Wednesday that the Israeli authorities have carried out their largest demolition operation in years against...

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November 5, 2020

Syria tribes reiterate pledge not to cooperate with regime

The head of the High Council for Syrian Tribes and Clans, Sheikh Salim Al-Muslat, yesterday announced that Syrian tribes have rejected all forms of cooperation or rapprochement with the...

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November 5, 2020

Israel bans deputy director from Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli occupation police have banned the deputy director of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the sanctuary compound, Quds Press has reported. Sheikh Najeh Bkeerat was handed the banning order on Wednesday....

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November 5, 2020

Egypt releases over 400 September protesters

Egypt has released over 400 people arrested for taking part in the September protests. On 20 September Egyptians took to the streets to protest against the ruling regime after soaring living...

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November 5, 2020

Bahrain convicts 51 people over ‘Iran links’

The Bahrain High Criminal Court has convicted 51 people on charges of belonging to an “unnamed” militant group. Bahrain claimed the convicts received orders as well as weapons from...

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