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March 3, 2019

Indonesia exempts Palestinian dates, olive oil from import taxes

Indonesia has now implemented zero tariffs on dates and olive oil from Palestine, as a continuous commitment to support the social and economic development of the Palestinian people. By...

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March 3, 2019

Israel bans Head of Waqf and others from Al-Aqsa mosque

Israeli police have banned two top religious officials from entering East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to a Palestinian official on Sunday. “Sheikh Abdul-Azim Salhab, the head of the...

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March 3, 2019

Gazans to perform Umrah pilgrimage after 5 year hiatus

Egypt will allow Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to travel to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to perform the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) – via the Rafah border crossing – for...

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March 3, 2019

Poverty-stricken Afghanistan donates $1m aid for Palestinians

Afghanistan donated $1 million in financial aid for Palestinian refugees at an event in Istanbul, Turkey’s commercial capital, on Sunday. Afghanistan’s ambassador to Turkey Abdul Rahim Sayed presented the aid...

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March 3, 2019

‘Palestinian cause is top Turkish priority’

Israeli government aggression has proven a challenging test for the Palestinians, and Turkey is determined to defend the Palestinian cause, said Turkey’s foreign minister on Sunday. “In addition to...

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March 3, 2019

UK foreign secretary: Yemen peace needs promises kept

If the commitments by both sides in the Yemen conflict are not fulfilled, the peace process “could be dead in weeks,” British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned on Sunday....

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March 3, 2019

Palestine FM: Refugees’ lives are better thanks to UNRWA

Palestinian refugees’ lives are better thanks to the UN agency to help Palestinians, said Riyad al-Maliki, Palestine’s foreign minister, on Sunday. Speaking at a UN Relief and Works Agency...

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March 3, 2019

Algeria’s largest Islamic party withdraws from polls

The Movement of Society for Peace, Algeria’s largest Islamic party, threatened on Sunday to withdraw from next month’s presidential election if President Abdelaziz Bouteflika seeks a fifth term in office....

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March 3, 2019

Yemen: Government forces, rebels clash in Al-Hudaydah

Clashes erupted between government forces and Houthi rebels in the coastal city of Al-Hudaydah on Sunday, according to a Yemeni government source. “The violence broke out in a number...

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March 3, 2019

Israel’s Bennett won’t back law banning Netanyahu trial

Naftali Bennett, a partner in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, said he will not back any law giving immunity to the embattled premier from graft charges. “We will...

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