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December 8, 2017

Jordanian TV host banned over Jerusalem tweets

MBC yesterday suspended a TV programme hosted by Jordanian presenter, Ola Al-Fares, following an “angry campaign” that was launched against her on Twitter by political activists, Saudi Arabia’s Okaz reported. The...

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December 8, 2017

Tunisia holds Congress accountable for US decision on Jerusalem

The Tunisian parliament yesterday voted by an absolute majority to condemn US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and held the US Congress responsible....

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December 8, 2017

Nearly every ex-US ambassador to Israel denounces Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Nearly every former US ambassador to Tel Aviv said that they disagree with President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. All but two of...

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December 8, 2017

US warns PA against cancelling meetings with officials

The White House warned the PA against cancelling the meetings scheduled with the Vice President in the next few days as a form of protest against the US President’s...

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December 8, 2017

Google declares Jerusalem the capital of Israel

The global search engine Google and Google Maps have changed the capital of Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This came as the US President Donald Trump was due...

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December 8, 2017

Qatar buys fighter jets from France

Qatar is set to purchase Rafale fighter jets and armoured vehicles from France after the two countries signed commercial contracts worth €12 billion ($14.1 billion) yesterday. Under the deal,...

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December 8, 2017

Morocco: We will do what needs to be done for Jerusalem

The Moroccan government will “not hesitate to do everything that has to be done” for Jerusalem after US President Donald Trump declared the occupied city to be the capital...

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December 8, 2017

Palestinian Legislative Council calls on PA to rescind recognition of Israel

The Palestinian Legislative Council has called upon the Palestinian Authority to rescind recognition of Israeli sovereignty over any part of historic Palestine, even the land occupied since 1948. The...

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December 8, 2017

New shirt offers protection from hot liquids

Material invented by students in Tunisia has been turned into children’s shirts which protect the wearer from being scalded by hot liquids. Thousands of children every year are scalded...

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December 8, 2017

More than 350 massacres in Syria this year, says rights group

Parties to the conflict in Syria have committed as many as 358 massacres since January this year, the Syrian Human Rights Network has revealed. The details were provided in...

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