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December 27, 2018

2,241 migrants die in Mediterranean Sea

A total of 2,241 irregular migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea since the beginning of the year, the non-profit Spanish Refugee Aid Commission (CEAR) said Thursday, reports Anadolu Agency. In...

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December 27, 2018

UK says new housing units in West Bank 'unacceptable'

The Israeli government’s announcement to “advance over 2,800 housing units” in West Bank settlements is “unacceptable and disappointing,” a senior British minister said Thursday, says Anadolu Agency. Minister for...

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December 27, 2018

Turkish NGO distributes wheelchairs to Palestinians

Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) on Thursday distributed 90 wheelchairs to Palestinians injured during the ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip. Mahmoud al-Shurafa, the IHH’s spokesman in Gaza, told...

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December 27, 2018

Egypt's central bank holds interest rates

Egypt’s central bank left its key overnight interest rates steady on Thursday, keeping the deposit rate at 16.75 per cent and the lending rate at 17.75 per cent. All...

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December 27, 2018

Israeli ex-general, polling closest to Netanyahu, joins 2019 election race

A former Israeli armed forces chief who opinion polls show poses the toughest challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid for reelection next year formally established a political party...

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December 27, 2018

France urges Israel to reconsider settler home approvals in West Bank

France on Thursday called on Israel to reconsider recently issued approvals for more than 2,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, saying they would violate international law, reports...

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December 27, 2018

Saudi female detainee reportedly tortured in prison

Loujain has been a prominent voice in Saudi for women's rights...

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December 27, 2018

Iran, Israel and Foreign Minister Zarif

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif used French magazine Le Point to challenge the world to find a specific statement made by an Iranian official threatening or vowing to...

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December 27, 2018

The UN’s vision of ‘peace’ for Palestine excludes ordinary Palestinians

The UN is now adamant that the Palestinian Authority should return to govern the Gaza Strip. In the aftermath of Israel’s 2014 Operation Protective Edge, this hypothesis was raised...

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December 27, 2018

HSBC divests from major Israeli arms company ten years after Operation Cast Lead

It is ten years since Israel launched a major military offensive against the people of the Gaza Strip, which it called Operation Cast Lead. Israel started its bombardment on...

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