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January 2, 2018

Abbas slams Likud decision to annex West Bank

Mahmoud Abbas has slammed Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Israeli Likud party which has called for the annexation of the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Anadolu reported on Monday. The...

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January 2, 2018

Egypt says 'Bitcoin' currency is prohibited by Islam

Egypt’s Dar Al Iftaa yesterday issued a Fatwa (Islamic ruling) that deems the Bitcoin virtual currency as forbidden by Islam. “Bitcoin could be harmful to the country’s social and economic...

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January 2, 2018

Jordan allocates initial $2 million for joint pipeline project with Israel

The gas will mostly be coming from the offshore Leviathan natural gas field, being developed off the coast of Haifa...

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January 2, 2018

Saudi Arabia pressures Canada over calls to end Yemen war

Saudi Arabia is reported to have imposed a great deal of pressure on the Canadian Embassy in Riyadh over Canada’s campaign to end the war in Yemen, a source...

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January 2, 2018

2017 - A year in review

2017 has been another rollercoaster of a year for the Middle East...

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January 2, 2018

Iran blocks social media apps amid anti-government protests

The Iranian authorities have temporarily blocked access to two social media apps in the face of ongoing anti-government protests. Message app Telegram and photo app Instagram are those blocked,...

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January 2, 2018

Sudan announces measures to attract international remittances

Sudan announced new measures on Sunday to encourage citizens living abroad and exporters to transfer their foreign currency through the country’s banking system. Minister of State for Finance and...

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January 2, 2018

As centenary commemorations draw to a close, WWI still affects the Middle East

This year will see the last of the centenary commemorations of World War One. Remarkably few of such events held since 2014 have considered the war in its “World”...

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January 1, 2018

Qaradawi among 8 defendants handed death sentences

An Egyptian military court on Sunday issued preliminary death sentenced against eight defendants on a charge of murdering a senior police officer in Cairo in 2015, the court said...

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January 1, 2018

Syrians continue to flee violent clashes in Idlib

Thousands of Syrian families have fled violent clashes between Daesh and the Syrian forces in the country’s north-western province of Idlib, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Many have taken refuge in camps...

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