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February 27, 2019

Israel’s ‘racist’ Nation-State Law condemned in Westminster

Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law was condemned as “racist” at a seminar held in the Palace of Westminster yesterday by EuroPal Forum whose chairman, Zaher Birawi, described the legislation as...

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February 27, 2019

Algeria protesters share hope and humour on Twitter

Tens of thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets over the past week, protesting Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to extend his 20-year rule by seeking a fifth...

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February 27, 2019

Jordan debt up 3.5% in 2018

Jordan’s debt rose by 3.5 per cent last year compared to 2017, data released by the Ministry of Finance revealed yesterday. Public debt reached 28.3 billion dinars ($39.9 billion)...

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February 27, 2019

Green Left becomes first major Dutch party to back Israel boycott

The Dutch Green Left Party has become the first mainstream political movement in the Netherlands to endorse a boycott of Israel. The party backed the Palestinian-led, Boycott, Divestment and...

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February 27, 2019

Israel universities’ head criticises government’s anti-boycott strategy

The chair of Israel’s association of university heads has criticised the government for what he has described as its mishandling of the battle against the Palestinian-led boycott movement. As...

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February 27, 2019

Israel army conducts large-scale ‘surprise’ drill simulating Gaza invasion

The Israeli military concluded a “large-scale”, surprise drill yesterday, that simulated various scenarios including an invasion of the occupied Gaza Strip, reported the Jerusalem Post. The drill saw “the...

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February 27, 2019

Israel’s elections body to weigh barring ‘racist’ Jewish Power party

Israel’s Central Elections Committee will consider barring the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party from running in April’s election, “after a petition urging it to do so received the last...

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February 27, 2019

Egypt: 25 killed, dozens injured in deadly train station fire

At least 25 people have been killed and some 50 others injured after a fire erupted at Cairo’s main train station, Egyptian medical officials confirmed earlier this morning. The...

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February 27, 2019

Iran MP: FM did not know about Assad’s visit

Iranian MP Elias Hazrati said that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who has resigned from his post, was not aware of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s visit to Tehran, describing...

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February 27, 2019

Netanyahu’s days may be numbered

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not having the best of times. The committee overseeing the General Election closed the door on further submissions to the list of candidates...

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