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January 19, 2018

New Israeli settlement outposts in Jordan Valley used to displace Palestinians

Israeli settlement outposts established in late 2016 in the northern Jordan Valley, part of the occupied West Bank, are being used to displace Palestinians, according to B’Tselem. In one...

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January 19, 2018

France pressured over detained fighters in Syria

Families of French foreign fighters captured in Syria and Iraq have filed a legal complaint over their arbitrary detention in Kurdistan, France Info reported earlier this week. Lawyers acting...

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January 19, 2018

Palestinian factions renew demands to stop security coordination with Israel

Palestinian factions have reiterated their demand for an end to security coordination between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israeli occupation forces, after the Israeli army attacked a house in...

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January 19, 2018

Six Algerian Berber activists accused of 'damaging state security' acquitted

Six Algerian Mozabite Berber activists who were accused of attempting to overthrow the Algerian government and threaten state security were acquitted by a court yesterday, according to their lawyer....

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January 19, 2018

Citing 'Zionist vision of settlement', Israeli minister launches Negev and Galilee housing plan

Israel’s Housing Minister has hailed plans for 40,000 new homes in the Negev and Galilee as “a significant step towards realizing the Zionist vision of settlement”, reported Arutz Sheva....

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January 19, 2018

Egypt’s Al-Sisi assigns chief of staff to run intelligence service

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has appointed his chief of staff and aide, General Abbas Kamel, as a temporary head for the country’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), state-run Middle...

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January 19, 2018

Belgium pledges to $23m of aid to UNRWA after US funding cut

Belgium has pledged to donate €19 million ($23m) to UN’s aid organisation for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, after the US government slashed its funding to the agency by half, according to the...

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January 19, 2018

Eastern authority condemns Italy decision to increase troops in Libya

The eastern based government in Libya has condemned Italy’s decision to send more troops to Libya as a clear violation of Libya’s sovereignty. The Tobruk based House of Representatives...

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January 19, 2018

US border force ‘threat to national security’ says Turkey spokesman

Turkish presidential spokesperson, İbrahim Kalın, has said that “the steps that Turkey will take in Afrin, Manbij and Tripoli, or elsewhere, to protect its national security are absolutely not...

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January 19, 2018

Iraq: Parliament fails to agree on election date

The Iraqi parliament has failed to set a new date for the upcoming legislative elections, Iraqi media sources reported yesterday. Media sources quoted Members of the Parliament (MPs) as...

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