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November 10, 2018

Jerusalem churches achieve new victory against Israel govt.

The Council of Jerusalem Churches has achieved a new victory against the Israeli government, with an “unprecedented number of US churches condemn Israeli attempts to confiscate church lands,” a...

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November 10, 2018

Iraq parliament calls for US forces to leave

Iraqi MP Ahmad Al-Assadi, senior leader of the Iraqi Construction Alliance, revealed on Friday parliamentarian moves to pressure the Iraqi government to evict US forces from the country. Al-Assadi...

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November 10, 2018

Abbas conditionally accepted Hamas, Israel truce

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has conditionally accepted the truce between Hamas and Israel, stressing that “it must not exceed the understandings that ended the Israeli offensive on...

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November 10, 2018

Qatar to pay $15m to poor families in Gaza

Qatari Ambassador to the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) Mohammad Al-Emadi said on Friday that his country would pay $15m to poor families in Gaza for six months. Al-Emadi also...

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November 10, 2018

Lebanon President denies existence of Hezbollah weapons factories, again

Lebanese President Michel Aoun denied on Friday Israel’s allegations of the existence of weapons factories and secret weapons caches belonging to Hezbollah inside Lebanon, calling the allegations “baseless”. According...

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November 10, 2018

Palestine’s new Ambassador in London wants to reclaim the narrative for his people

After the Trump administration ignominiously called time on the Palestinian diplomatic mission in the US less than two months ago, the top PLO diplomat in Washington, Dr Husam Zomlot,...

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November 10, 2018

Erekat: King of Morocco rejected US projects against Palestine

Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, praised the Kingdom of Morocco, its King, government and people for the positions they have taken on the...

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November 10, 2018

Walid Jumblatt: Iran punishing Lebanon by delaying formation of government

Veteran Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, said yesterday that Iran is punishing Lebanon by delaying the new government and refusing to announce its formation....

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November 10, 2018

David Hearst at Remembering Jamal Khashoggi Memorial

In association with the Al Sharq Forum, Middle East Monitor hosted an international memorial in honour of Jamal Khashoggi on 29 October, 2018...

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November 10, 2018

Alaa Al-Aswany: ‘I write because I don't agree’

Since The Yacoubian Building was released in 2002 Alaa Al-Aswany has become Egypt’s most emblematic writer. Sometimes compared to Naguib Mahfouz the author has recently released a new novel,...

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