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February 26, 2019

UAE hosts talks between Libya’s Haftar, Sarraj

The head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has arrived in the UAE at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, to discuss current developments in Libya and...

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February 26, 2019

Mysterious Saudi investor with ties to MBS buys shares in UK newspaper

A mysterious offshore buyer who used a Cayman Islands company to mask his identity as the major shareholder of one of Britain’s most well-known newspaper has been identified as...

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February 26, 2019

The Palestinians have won this round in the fight for Al-Rahma Gate

Last Friday, Palestinian worshippers removed an iron barricade placed in front of Al-Rahma Gate (Bab Al-Rahma, the Gate of Mercy), one of the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and...

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February 26, 2019

PA, Hamas officials both warn Israel of escalation

Senior officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas have warned that “a violent escalation” could be on the cards if Israel does not “ease its increasing pressure on...

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February 26, 2019

Support from Likud MKs for Netanyahu’s boosting of Jewish Power party

Not one Likud parliamentarian has opposed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s engineering of a merger between Jewish Home and Jewish Power parties, reported the Times of Israel. “A number of...

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February 26, 2019

Ex-army chief running on Gantz-Lapid ticket says Jordan Valley is Israel’s border

Former Israeli military chief Gabi Ashkenazi, who has been placed in the fourth spot on the Blue and White party’s Knesset slate, yesterday declared that the Jordan Valley is...

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February 26, 2019

Israel Supreme Court urged to halt ‘dangerous’ phosphate mine in Negev

Bedouin Palestinian families, along with Israeli human rights groups, have urged the country’s Supreme Court to halt the construction of “dangerous” phosphate mine in the Naqab (Negev) desert. Legal...

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February 26, 2019

Syria: Heavy government shelling in Idlib kills 41, displaces 21,000

The Syrian government has intensified shelling on the northern province of Idlib, displacing more than 21,000 people, amid growing evidence of the breakdown of the Sochi ceasefire agreement. At...

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February 26, 2019

Bahrain court upholds death penalty against 2 terrorism suspects

The Bahraini Court of Cassation yesterday upheld the death penalty against two people and the imprisonment of 20 others on charges of establishing and funding a terrorist group. The...

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February 26, 2019

Israel court approves administrative detention of 13 Palestinians

The Israeli Military Court of Ofer today approved administrative detention orders issued against 13 Palestinian prisoners. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said in a statement that the court issued six-month...

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