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  • February 28, 2019

    UAE, Bahrain suspend flights to Pakistan

    The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain yesterday suspended all flights to Pakistan “until further notice” after Islamabad closed its airspace. The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority issued a decision...

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  • February 28, 2019

    Trump: Netanyahu is ‘tough, smart and strong’

    After his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, American President Donald Trump yesterday described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “tough, smart and strong”, the Times of Israel...

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  • February 28, 2019

    Egypt: Erdogan’s ‘hateful’ criticism of our human rights

    Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s remarks on Egypt’s execution of nine young men earlier this month is “hateful and reflect his continued embrace and support of the Muslim Brotherhood”,...

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  • February 28, 2019

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  • February 28, 2019

    Baghdad will adopt ‘Iraq first’ policy

    Iraqi President Barham Saleh said yesterday that Baghdad will adopt a “balanced” regional policy based on the slogan “Iraq first”, his office revealed. His remarks came during a lecture...

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  • February 28, 2019

    Up to 10,000 job opportunities for unemployed in Gaza next month

    The Qatari Committee for Reconstructing Gaza yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding related to mechanisms of a “cash for work” programme which aims to afford jobs for unemployed graduates...

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  • February 28, 2019

    Abbas is ready to accept invitation to sit with Netanyahu, aide says

    Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is ready to accept an invitation for trilateral meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his official spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said yesterday....

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  • February 28, 2019

    PA: Israel’s deduction of taxes to cause ‘very dangerous crisis’

    Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein Al-Sheikh warned that Israel’s withholding of PA tax revenues would cause a “very dangerous crisis”, Quds Press reported yesterday. Speaking to...

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  • February 28, 2019

    Israel releases Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar

    Israeli forces today released Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar after detaining her for 20 months under administrative detention. Upon her release, Jarrar said that the Palestinian women prisoners in Israeli...

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  • February 28, 2019

    France investigates claims Algeria persecuting Christians

    Through President Emmanuel Macron’s party, the French parliament has reopened the file of the rights of Christian minorities in Algeria, claiming that the authorities are exerting pressure on Christians....

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