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December 8, 2020

Reports: Dr Hanan Ashrawi resigns from PLO committee

Dr Hanan Ashrawi, a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) Executive Committee, has reportedly resigned. She submitted her resignation to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas sometime...

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December 8, 2020

Pope Francis to make historic first Iraq visit

Pope Francis will make a historic visit to Iraq in March in what will be the first trip by a pontiff to the country and will also be his...

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December 8, 2020

Unexploded bombs found in new Greece refugee camp

Unexploded bombs have been found in a new refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) said residents discovered bombs, machine gun ammunition and machine gun...

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December 8, 2020

Haftar forces detain Turkey cargo ship transporting medical supplies

A Turkish cargo ship has been detained by the forces of Libyan renegade General Khalifa Haftar today over an alleged “violation” of maritime laws. The Jamaican-flagged commercial ship Mebruka,...

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December 8, 2020

Libya’s DM threatens to end ceasefire due to Haftar’s violations

The Libyan Ministry of Defence yesterday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire agreement signed with renegade General Khalifa Haftar due to his forces’ “recklessness”. In a statement published on...

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December 8, 2020

Abbas facilitates Israel’s ‘no preconditions’ condition for negotiations

Thanks in part to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to restore relations with Israel, pressure is increasing on the leadership to resume negotiations with the occupation state “without...

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December 8, 2020

UAE: ‘We seek to connect region with Europe via Israel’

Dubai Ports World Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said yesterday that Europe and the Middle East could be linked via Israel. “Israel is a logical and strategic linking point,...

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December 8, 2020

PA seeks Arab support for international peace conference

The Palestinian Authority has called on Arab countries to support its planned international peace conference, the New Khaleej news website reported on Monday. “In light of recent international developments...

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December 8, 2020

UNICEF appeals for $2.5bn to aid 39m children in MENA

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday appealed for a record $2.5 billion in urgent funding to provide life-saving aid to 39 million children in the Middle East and...

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December 8, 2020

As 3 senior staff are released, EIPR researcher Patrick Zaki’s detention renewed

A researcher for the EIPR who was detained at the beginning of this year has had his detention renewed for a month and a half. Zaki, 28, was arrested...

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