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October 15, 2020

Dubai-based company plans to buy Israeli airline

A Dubai-based company said on Monday that it plans to make an offer for Israir Airlines, the third-largest carrier in Israel. A statement from NY Koen Group confirmed that...

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October 15, 2020

Lebanon and Israel conclude first round of demarcation talks

Lebanon and Israel have concluded the first round of indirect talks over the demarcation of their disputed maritime borders. The talks ended on Wednesday at the headquarters of the...

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October 15, 2020

As democracy dies in the Arab world, ‘where is the US?’

A debate that is sure to resurface in Washington in the new year is the question over the promotion of democracy. Will it once again be reinstated in its...

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October 15, 2020

Yemen’s Houthis release US nationals

Authorities in Yemen’s Sanaa have released US nationals at the request of Oman, Omani state media reported late on Wednesday, without giving any more details, Reuters reports. “Under the...

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October 15, 2020

Why do Palestinians not pin their hopes on the Arab League?

The State of Palestine has recently abandoned its right to chair the Council of the Arab League for the current session, in response to the wave of normalisation with the Israeli...

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October 15, 2020

Israeli Arabs originating from thin air

“Israeli of Arab origin” is a phrase I have read several times in the context of a news story about an Arab Palestinian who holds Israeli citizenship. It is...

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October 15, 2020

Turkey announces willingness to cooperate with Egypt

Spokesman for the Turkish presidency Ibrahim Kalin has announced: “If Egypt reveals a willingness to act with a positive agenda on regional issues, Turkey would not leave it unanswered.” This came in an interview with a local...

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October 15, 2020

Lebanon: Protests against lifting of subsidies

Lebanese citizens and trade unions staged sit-ins in various regions of the country on Wednesday against the lifting of subsidies and the deterioration of economic and living conditions. The...

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October 14, 2020

UAE airline flies above Israel for first time

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) Etihad Airways plane flew above Israeli skies for the first time Wednesday, according to Israeli Defense Ministry, Anadolu reports. “Historical event in the skies...

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October 14, 2020

Jordan decries Israeli plan to build new settler homes

Jordan on Wednesday condemned Israel’s plan to build more than 2,000 new Jewish settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. Israel’s plan is “a unilateral and illegal...

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