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October 1, 2019

Libya navy denies 50 illegal immigrants died off coast

The Libyan navy yesterday denied that 50 illegal immigrants had drowned near the country’s coast two days ago. The navy asserted that the rubber dinghy they were on drowned...

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October 1, 2019

Iraq-Syria border crossing reopened

Al-Qaem-Bukamal border crossing between Iraq and Syria was officially reopened yesterday after years of closure due to war on Daesh, Iraqi and Syrian sources reported. The Iraqi side of...

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October 1, 2019

Palestinian citizens of Israel protest lack of police action over violence

Palestinian citizens of Israel yesterday held protests against the lack of action by the authorities to stem a tide of violence in Arab towns and villages, reported Haaretz. According...

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October 1, 2019

Gaza’s only pharmaceutical factory operates at just 20% capacity

The only pharmaceutical factory in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip is “struggling to survive” and operating at just 20 per cent of its capacity, reported Xinhua. Established in 1994 by...

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October 1, 2019

Amnesty: Israel’s ‘legally-sanctioned’ torture of Palestinian detainee ‘utterly outrageous’

Amnesty International has slammed the “legally-sanctioned” torture of a Palestinian prisoner at the hands of Israeli agents as “utterly outrageous”. Samir Arbeed was arrested by Israeli occupation forces last...

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October 1, 2019

Questions as bodyguard of Egypt defence minister dies

Activists have revealed details of the mysterious death of the Egyptian defence minister’s bodyguard, the New Khaleej reported on Sunday. According to reports on Twitter, Tariq Ahmed Zuheir died...

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October 1, 2019

Jordan threatens to replace teachers if strikes continue

Jordan’s Ministry of Education yesterday threatened to replace teachers who did not return to work and end their strike action, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported. The ministry asked school principals to...

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October 1, 2019

UAE minister wishes Jewish followers Happy New Year

UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Bin Zayed wished a happy New Year to the followers of the Jewish faith tweeting “Shana Tovah”, in what is seen as another...

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October 1, 2019

Anti-Palestinianism is the modern day McCarthyism

As regular readers of this column will know, the McCarthyite atmosphere in Britain against supporters of Palestinian rights is getting worse. That is down in part to the Labour...

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October 1, 2019

Israel completes 70% of underground barrier along Gaza fence

About 70 per cent of construction works has been completed to the underground Israeli barrier along the east of the Gaza Strip, the Shehab News Agency reported yesterday. Reporting...

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