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November 11, 2019

Haniyeh: Nothing should be an obstacle to holding elections

The Head of the Hamas Political Bureau said on Sunday evening that nothing should be regarded as an obstacle to holding Palestinian elections. Ismail Haniyeh made his comment in...

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November 11, 2019

Tunisia: Ennahda nominates Ghannouchi as parliament speaker

Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has announced that it has decided to nominate Rached Ghannouchi as speaker of the parliament. Tunisian media quoted the chairman of Ennahda’s Shura Council, Abdelkarim Harouni,...

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November 11, 2019

Egypt: Brotherhood calls for UN hold ‘Morsi’s murderers’ to account

The UN must investigate the death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and hold those responsible for his murder to account, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Saturday. “As part...

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November 11, 2019

Israel settlers attack police during arrest of right-wing activist

Israeli occupation forces clashed with far-right settlers yesterday during an attempt to arrest a so-called “hilltop youth” activist in the notorious illegal settlement Yitzhar. According to the Jerusalem Post,...

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November 11, 2019

Poll: Plurality of Israelis want Gantz to form a unity government with Likud

A plurality of Israelis back the formation of a Benny Gantz-led unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, the results of a new poll published yesterday has...

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November 11, 2019

Israel recruiting senior manager to fight ‘cultural delegitimisation’

Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs is recruiting a senior manager in “cultural affairs”, as part of the government’s offensive against so-called “cultural delegitimization”, a reference to the Palestinian-led Boycott,...

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November 11, 2019

Gaza specialist doctors emigrate due to Israel siege

More than 120 highly qualified Palestinian doctors emigrated from the Gaza Strip in 2018 and 2019, pushing the Ministry of Health to close medical departments in hospitals. According to...

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November 11, 2019

Despite the hype, Palestinian elections are unlikely to be held

Finally, it appears that the two major factions, Fatah and Hamas — or rather the Palestinian Authority and Hamas — are preparing for elections. What’s more, both sides reaffirm...

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November 11, 2019

Mother, 3-month-old son forcibly disappeared in Egypt

Security authorities in Egypt hid a woman, her husband and her baby after arresting them ten days ago. The mother’s brother was arrested and disappeared a week later, according...

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November 11, 2019

Democracy in Lebanon

For the past few weeks, Lebanon has been rocked by anti-government protests calling for a change in the ruling system and an end to corruption, economic decay and political...

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