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  • October 15, 2018

    Report: Israel army under ‘pressure’ from politicians over Gaza protests

    Israeli defence officials are feeling “pressure” from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ministers over ongoing protests in the occupied Gaza Strip, reported Haaretz. According to the report, defence officials told...

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  • October 15, 2018

    Official: Absolute poverty in Iran rises to 34%

    Extreme poverty in Iran has risen and reached 34 per cent this year, the head of the workers group in the Iranian Shura Council Ali Ridha Mahjoub said. “The...

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  • October 15, 2018

    Haftar forces say ready to secure Libya elections

    Forces loyal to Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar said yesterday that they are prepared to secure any electoral process in the country by protecting polling stations in their areas...

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  • October 15, 2018

    Canada pledges $50m to UNRWA

    Canada has announced that it is contributing $50 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Some $40 million would be allocated over two...

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  • October 15, 2018

    The Khashoggi case leads to calls for the ‘Vaticanisation’ of Makkah and Madinah

    The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul has raised a number of questions about the safety and security of dissenting voices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially...

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  • October 15, 2018

    Jordan, Syria reopen border crossing

    The border crossing between Jordan and Syria officially opened to civilians and trade this morning three years after it was closed. The Nassib crossing opened an 8am (0500 GMT),...

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  • October 15, 2018

    Settlers run over 2 Palestine workers in West Bank

    Palestinian workers were injured after an Israeli settler ran them in the West Bank...

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  • October 15, 2018

    Netanyahu threatens ‘very painful blows’ against Hamas

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday warned that Israel would strike Gaza with “very powerful blows” if the Great March of Return protests were not brought to an end....

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  • October 15, 2018

    The Palestinian Table

    “The Palestinian Table” is a fitting title for a cookbook which captures the essence of Palestinian culinary heritage, culture and reality. It is what ties all Palestinians together in...

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  • October 15, 2018

    Israel: $6m to build new illegal settlement in Hebron

    Israel yesterday approved a budget of 22 million shekels ($6 million) to build a new illegal Jewish settlement in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, Ma’an reported....

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