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May 1, 2019

Ex-Jordan minister: Tunisia Ghannouchi’s road to power ‘open but not safe’

Former Jordanian information minister Saleh Al-Qallab said the road of Tunisia’s Ennahda Party co-founder Rachid Al-Ghannouchi to power is “open” but is “not safe”. In an article published in...

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May 1, 2019

Top EU diplomat vows $24.7m in aid to Palestinians

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini said yesterday that the European Union will offer €22 million ($24.7 million) in humanitarian aid to Palestinians...

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May 1, 2019

Court sentences Palestinian to 5 years for selling land to Israelis

A court has sentenced a Palestinian man to five years in prison for trying to sell land to Jewish-Israelis. The Nablus court today handed the Palestinian man – whose...

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May 1, 2019

Saudi Arabia supports ‘respectful ties between Bahrain and Iraq’

Saudi Arabia said yesterday it looks forward to relations between Bahrain and Iraq based on mutual respect and which contribute to regional security and stability. This came during a...

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May 1, 2019

45,000 Iraq child to face stateless future

Post-conflict Iraq faces a “human time-bomb” of 45,000 stateless children, according to a report released yesterday by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) rights group. Daesh issued birth certificates to...

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May 1, 2019

Trade union: Gaza needs investment as poverty at 80%

As the world marks International Labour Day, Gaza has seen its unemployment rate raise to 54 per cent, with poverty levels rising to 80 per cent. The head of...

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May 1, 2019

Israelis jailed for just one year over anti-Arab attacks

Two Israelis were sentenced to just one year in prison yesterday for a series of racially-motivated assaults against Palestinian citizens, reported Haaretz. The pair, named as Koren Elkayam, 22,...

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May 1, 2019

Arab-Israel MKs walk out of Knesset ceremony during national anthem

Arab-Israeli Knesset Members (MKs) staged a walk out during yesterday’s Knesset swearing-in ceremony, refusing to listen to the Israeli national anthem. An official ceremony was held in Jerusalem yesterday...

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May 1, 2019

Algeria FM visits Saudi Arabia, meets king

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum yesterday arrived in Saudi Arabia where he was received by King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. King Salman received Boukadoum in...

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May 1, 2019

Qatar acquires 60% of Tunisia energy company

Qatar Nebras Power announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in Tunisia’s Carthage Power Company, the Anadolu Agency reported. The company...

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