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December 17, 2018

UAE hosts Taliban peace talks despite boycotting Qatar for cooperation with the group

The UAE has agreed to host peace talks between the Taliban and government of Afghanistan in a meeting today with US officials, to bring a negotiated end to the...

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December 17, 2018

Car blast kills 9 Syrians in Turkey-administered Afrin

At least nine people have been killed and dozens wounded after a car bomb exploded in a vegetable market in the northwest Syrian city of Afrin yesterday, with a...

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December 17, 2018

The Antisemitism Wars

With accusations of antisemitism hitting the headlines on a regular basis involving high-profile figures such as Ken Livingstone or Britain’s former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who can be unaware...

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December 17, 2018

Israel: Netanyahu’s son banned from Facebook over anti-Muslim posts

Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was yesterday banned from Facebook for posting anti-Muslim content. The saga began on Thursday after Yair Netanyahu wrote on...

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December 17, 2018

Somali minister resigns over violence in Baidoa

Somalia’s Minister of Public Labour and Housing Abdel-Fattah Ibrahim yesterday resigned following the eruption of violence after the detention of a prominent local sheikh in the city of Baidoa,...

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December 17, 2018

Report: Iran’s non-oil exports to GCC jump 38%

Iran’s non-oil exports to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have increased by 38 per cent in the first eight months of this year to over $6.5 billion, local media...

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December 17, 2018

2018 one of the bloodiest years for Palestinian children under Israel occupation

2018 has been “one of the bloodiest for Palestinian children”, according to leading human rights NGO Defence for Children International Palestine (DCIP), with at least 53 confirmed child deaths...

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December 17, 2018

Saudi Arabia nationalises 41 professions

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Labour and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi announced yesterday that work in 41 professions in the fields of hospitality, tourism and non-profit organisations in the city...

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December 17, 2018

Hamas’ 31st anniversary celebrations in Gaza

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December 17, 2018

BDS isn’t anti-Semitic, says veteran Israel journalist

Veteran Israeli journalist Gideon Levy has reaffirmed his support for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement, speaking in a Haaretz podcast interview. Asked about the backlash against...

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