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December 19, 2018

MK Zoabi 'reprimanded' for saying Israel soldiers 'murdered' civilians

The Knesset’s Ethics Committee decided yesterday to “severely reprimand” MK Haneen Zoabi, over remarks made by the parliamentarian about Israeli forces’ attacks on the occupied Gaza Strip. According to...

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December 19, 2018

New York Times editorial board warns 'political space for opposing Israel is shrinking'

An op-ed by the Editorial Board of the New York Times has warned of an attack on freedom of speech “in the name of helping Israel”. The piece comes...

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December 19, 2018

40% of Palestinian lawmakers detained by Israel since 2006 elections

Some 40 per cent of the Palestinian Legislative Council’s members have been detained by Israeli occupation forces at one time or another since the 2006 elections, prisoner advocacy groups...

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December 19, 2018

Jordan calls for international pressure to stop Israel attacks on West Bank

Jordanian King Abdullah II yesterday called for international pressure to be placed on Israel to cease its continuous attacks on the occupied West Bank, the Anadolu Agency reported. The...

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December 19, 2018

Saudi Arabia expects budget deficit to hit $35bn in 2019

Saudi Arabia said yesterday that it expects the budget deficit to reach 131 billion riyals (nearly $35 billion) or 4.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019....

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December 19, 2018

Despite sending troops, Bashir reiterates Sudan support for political solution in Yemen

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has affirmed his country’s support for “all peaceful and political settlement initiatives that pave the way for the return of stability and peace to Yemen...

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December 19, 2018

Humanitarian aid is overtly politicised, just not in favour of the Palestinians

The 2019 humanitarian plan for Palestinians in the occupied territories will allocate $350 million for aid intervention, according to Ramallah’s Minister of Social Development Ibrahim Al-Shaer and UN envoy...

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December 19, 2018

Israel minister halts vegetable, fruit imports from Palestine

Israeli Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel has ordered a stop in the import of fruits and vegetables from the occupied Palestinian territories, local media reported yesterday. Despite warnings from...

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December 19, 2018

IMF approves $2.9bn credit line for Morocco

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $2.97 billion Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) to help Morocco face unexpected economic setbacks. The IMF said in a statement that...

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December 19, 2018

More than 560 Palestinians tortured to death in Syria prisons

Two Palestinian sisters from the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus were tortured to death in Syrian regime prisons on Saturday, the Action Group for Palestinians in Syria said, noting...

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