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  • August 31, 2019

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  • August 31, 2019

    Netanyahu is risking war to boost his electoral prospects

    In an effort to boost his electoral prospects, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is risking the outbreak of a war no one wants. Over the course of a few...

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  • August 31, 2019

    Dubai stops work on largest airport in world

    Work on Dubai’s Al Maktoum Airport has stopped because the economies of the Gulf states are faltering, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The airport was designed to be one of...

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  • August 31, 2019

    PA signs $15m agreement with China

    The Secretary General of the PA Council of Ministers, Amjad Ghanim, has signed an agreement with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Palestine, Guo Wei, for...

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  • August 31, 2019

    EU to pay PA €24.5m to cover wages

    The European Union (EU) has offered to give the Palestinian Authority (PA) €24.5 million ($27 million) to pay the August salaries and pensions of about 56,000 civil servants in...

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  • August 31, 2019

    Russia announces ceasefire in northern Syria

    The Russian Defence Ministry yesterday announced a ceasefire in northwest Syria, which will come into effect today. The Russian news agency Sputnik quoted the Russian Reconciliation Centre as saying...

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  • August 31, 2019

    Egypt MP calls for secret marriages to be outlawed

    Egyptian MP Hala Abu-Saad has said that outlawing urfi (secret) marriages is a major step towards reforming an outdated phenomenon in Egyptian society, Almesryoon.com reported yesterday. She said that...

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  • August 31, 2019

    Israel FM: We can target Iran inside its territory

    Israel’s Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz has said that Israel is able to strike Iran everywhere, including deep inside its own territory. In an interview with Israeli newspaper Maariv, Katz...

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  • August 31, 2019

    UN fears eruption of civil war in Libya

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that ongoing conflict in Libya could result in a full-scale civil war unless efforts are made to end the conflict. In his latest report on the UN Support...

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  • August 31, 2019

    471 Israel settlers stormed Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque last week

    As many as 471 Israeli settlers raided Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli police last week, Quds Press reported yesterday. Quds Press explained that Israeli police...

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