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December 27, 2018

Tested in Gaza: How Europe uses Israel war technology against refugees

The border control industry is thriving, both in the United States and Europe. In both cases, Israel is serving the task of the successful role model and the technology...

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December 27, 2018

Egypt must look in to disappearance of ex-lawmaker Al-Najjar

Dr Mustafa Al-Najjar, the dentist and former parliamentarian, was given a three years prison sentence having been found guilty of contempt of the judiciary. The sentence was then upheld...

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December 27, 2018

Saudi removes Al-Jubeir in Cabinet reshuffle

Saudi King Salman has appointed former finance minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf as the new foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle which also included changes to key national security posts,...

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December 27, 2018

Tunisia resumes direct flights with Syria as UAE reopens Damascus embassy

Syrians welcomed tourists with Tunisian and Syrian flags, and a lot of dancing...

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December 27, 2018

Trump: Israel is ‘doing well’ with $4.5bn US aid annually

Donald Trump was pushed on to his back foot yesterday over his commitment to Israel. The US president has come under sharp criticism following last week’s surprise decision to...

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December 27, 2018

Defying Constitutional Court, Hamas MPs hold meeting in Gaza

Hamas Parliamentarian Bloc yesterday held a meeting for its MPs in the parliament headquarters in the Gaza Strip in defiance of the decision of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud...

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December 27, 2018

Armed militias storm intensive care unit in Libya hospital

Gunshots were heard in a Benghazi hospital after a militia group stormed the intensive care unit on Tuesday, amid ongoing concerns surrounding security in the Libyan city. Armed gunmen...

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December 27, 2018

Egypt’s Sisi calls on women to think before getting pregnant

Egyptian women should “think before deciding to bring a new child in to the world”, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday. Speaking at the opening of a mega infrastructure...

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December 27, 2018

Operation Moses: How Israel smuggled thousands of Ethiopian Jews out of Sudan

On 5 January it will be 33 years since the end of Operation Moses, the secret operation to smuggle thousands of Ethiopian Jews, known as Falashas, out of Sudan...

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December 27, 2018

Banking giant HSBC divests from Israel arms manufacturer

Human rights groups have claimed a major victory after HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, confirmed that it fully divested from Israeli...

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