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March 5, 2019

Ashrawi: Global community must defend Palestine against ‘rogue’ states

Veteran Palestinian politician, Hanan Ashrawi, has criticised US President Donald Trump over his “hostility” towards the Palestinian cause and aligning his policies with “rogue states and racist elements in...

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March 5, 2019

Iran’s ambitious post-war reconstruction in Syria

An Iranian construction official recently announced that Iran has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Syrian government to build “200,000 housing units” in Damascus. The agreement was made...

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March 5, 2019

Hundreds of Daesh suspects released by Syria’s SDF

Some 283 prisoners suspected of being affiliated to Daesh have been released by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) over the weekend as a gesture of “cooperation, fraternity and clemency,”...

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March 5, 2019

Germany: 3 BDS activists on trial for protesting Israel MK

Three activists who protested against an Israeli politician yesterday appeared in a German court, facing trial for trumped-up claims of trespassing and assault. The trio – Palestinian activist Majed...

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March 5, 2019

British aid worker in Syria slams UK decision to revoke citizenship

A British humanitarian worker in Syria has condemned a decision by the UK government to revoke his citizenship as “racist” and contrary to British values. Tauqir Sharif, 31, from...

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March 5, 2019

Report: 127 Israel aggressions on Al-Aqsa, Ibrahimi mosques in February

Palestinian Endowment Minister Yousef Edees said yesterday that the Israeli occupation raided Al-Aqsa Mosque more than 30 times during February. The minister said that the Israeli occupation also prevented...

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March 5, 2019

Israel’s Attorney General rejects petitions to ban Arab parties from election

Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit yesterday rejected two petitions to ban Arab-Israeli political parties from the country’s upcoming general election. In a letter to the Central Elections Committee –...

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March 5, 2019

Turkey hosting 5m refugees, 3.5m from Syria

Turkey is hosting five million refugees, including 3.5 million Syrians, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said yesterday. Speaking at the 17th General Assembly of the International Foundation for Sustainable Peace and...

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March 5, 2019

Jewish calls to convert Al-Rahma Mosque into a synagogue

The Federation of the Temple Mount Organisations yesterday called for Al-Rahma Mosque to be occupied and turned in to a synagogue, Arab48 reported. According to the news site, the...

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March 5, 2019

From Qana to Gaza, Israel issues denials and smears investigations of its crimes

I wrote recently about an EU report on the growth of illegal Israeli settlements and argued that the EU was diligent in documenting Israel’s-breaches of international law but that...

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