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January 31, 2018

US defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack

The United States pledged continued support for Lebanon’s military today, calling it a potential counterweight to Iranian-backed Hezbollah, even as Israel said the two forces were indistinguishable and fair...

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January 31, 2018

The Israeli-led siege is devastating Gaza’s health sector

Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip started as soon as it was known that Hamas had won the Palestinian elections in 2006. Even though independent observers declared the polls...

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January 31, 2018

21 dead, 290 injured in Yemen’s Aden

Some 21 Yemenis have been killed and 290 injured in two days of clashes between UAE-backed forces and the Yemen national army in Aden, Yemen Today reported. The majority...

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January 31, 2018

UAE-backed separatists support ex-president’s party in north Yemen

The leader of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) has publically advocated support for the General People’s Congress (GPC) party, Aden Times has reported. “We stand by Tariq Mohammed Saleh...

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January 31, 2018

Senior Palestine, Israel officials to meet in Jerusalem

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah will meet with Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon in Jerusalem on Sunday, an Israeli official said yesterday. The official gave no further details. Kahlon...

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January 31, 2018

Saudi releases detainees as corruption purge raises $106bn

Saudi media sources yesterday confirmed the release of all detainees held on corruption charges at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the capital Riyadh. The news comes following the release last...

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January 31, 2018

Israel group to sue New Zealanders for backing Lorde boycott

An Israeli legal rights group announced earlier today that it would be suing two New Zealanders for their part in encouraging singer Lorde to cancel her concert in Tel...

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January 31, 2018

No electricity at 7 more Gaza medical centres

Generators at seven health centres in the besieged Gaza Strip have stopped working due to the shortage in fuel, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today. Ministry spokesman, Ashraf...

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January 31, 2018

Syrian opposition: Turkey to represent us at Sochi summit

The Syrian opposition delegation yesterday withdrew from the Syrian Congress of National Dialogue in the Russian resort of Sochi and asked the Turkish delegation to represent it. The Syrian...

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January 31, 2018

There is no such thing as progressive Zionism

A strand of Israeli propaganda with a long history has been to misrepresent the Zionist movement as a “progressive” cause. For example, over the past few years we have...

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