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November 5, 2018

Fears grow for 19 missing human rights activists in Egypt

In the early hours of Thursday morning Egyptian security forces entered the apartment of 60-year-old Hoda Abdelmonem, legal advisor to the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECFR), and...

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November 5, 2018

In first, UK university divests from firms supplying Israel army

In the first move of its kind, a UK university has divested from companies that supply military equipment to the Israeli army following a student campaign. The University of...

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November 5, 2018

Lebanon minister: 20 returning refugees killed by Syria regime

At least 20 refugees that have returned to Syria from Lebanon have been killed by the regime and their allied forces, Lebanese Caretaker Minister for Refugee Affairs Mouin Merehbi...

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November 5, 2018

Ex-Israel PM: Netanyahu’s approach to Gaza makes him weak

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak yesterday criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and described him as “weak” in response to his dealings with the Gaza Strip, Quds Press reported....

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November 5, 2018

UN: Syrians need ‘psychological reconstruction’

UN Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said yesterday that the most important thing needed for Syrians is “psychological and social reconstruction”. Speaking at the World Youth Forum, which...

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November 5, 2018

‘Egypt has not refused transfer of Qatar funds to Gaza’

Egyptian authorities have denied reports that they have refused the transfer of Qatari funds to the besieged Gaza Strip, Quds Net News reported yesterday. According to the local Palestinian...

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November 5, 2018

US, Israel ‘concerned’ Bin Salman may be unable to advance normalisation

US and Israeli officials “have expressed concern” that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman “may have less leeway to pursue the gradual warming of relations between Israel and its...

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November 5, 2018

Israel officials filmed confiscating elderly Palestinian vendors’ goods in Jerusalem

Israeli officials were captured on film confiscating goods from Palestinian vendors in Jerusalem’s Old City, reported Haaretz. The Jerusalem city inspectors “were videotaped seizing merchandise from elderly Palestinian women,...

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November 5, 2018

Report reveals Saudi detainees were subjected to torture and blackmail

NBC News has reported that the Saudi princes and businessmen who were detained at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh last year were subjected to torture and blackmail. Exactly one year...

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November 5, 2018

Christian leaders urge Israel to repeal ‘Jewish nation-state’ law

Senior Christian clerics in Jerusalem yesterday called for Israel to repeal its Jewish nation-state law, reported AFP. “We must draw the attention of the authorities to a simple fact”,...

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