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December 28, 2018

The Week in Pictures

Take a trip through the Middle East and see what's been happening for the past 7 days... ...

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December 28, 2018

Syria troops enter Kurdish town with Turkey military offensive looming

The Syria army said today that its fighters entered the town of Manbij after Kurdish fighters appealed to the regime for help in the face of the imminent threat...

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December 28, 2018

Bahrain affirms embassy in ‘brotherly’ Syria is operational

Bahrain’s embassy in Damascus and the Syrian diplomatic mission in Manama have been operating “without interruption” the Bahraini foreign ministry said in a statement today, a day after the...

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December 28, 2018

Source: Fatah leadership strongly rejects PA sanctions on Gaza

A member of the Fatah movement said the movement strongly rejects Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ steps to impose new punitive measures against the Gaza Strip. However, the source...

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December 28, 2018

Opposition leader calls for Khashoggi killers to be extradited to Turkey

The leader of the Turkish opposition Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli called for the killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be extradited to Ankara in order to be...

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December 28, 2018

Yemen political discuss convening parliament in Aden

Yemeni political forces are discussing the possibility of convening the Yemeni Parliament in the interim capital Aden. A Yemeni parliamentarian, who asked not to be identified, said that President...

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December 28, 2018

Official: PFLP will not participate in legislative elections

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) will not participate in any upcoming legislative elections, a member of the PFLP Central Committee Maher Mezher said yesterday, explaining...

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December 28, 2018

Who is being held to account for Palestinians’ food insecurity?

Palestinians’ food insecurity made brief headlines with the announcement that the World Food Programme (WFP) will be cutting food aid due to insufficient funds. An estimated 190,000 Palestinians from...

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December 28, 2018

PA retaliates, bans Israel produce from Palestine markets

The Palestinian government decided to ban the entry of Israeli vegetables, fruits and poultry into Palestinian markets. The Palestinian cabinet made the decision during its weekly meeting in Ramallah...

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December 28, 2018

Rights group says Daesh living its last days in Syria

Daesh is on the verge of collapse in Syria, the Director of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdul Rahman said yesterday, explaining that the group’s resistance...

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