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November 22, 2018

Saudi journalist arrested for criticising Sports Authority chairman

The Prisoners of Conscience Twitter account which reports on political prisoners in Saudi Arabia said authorities in the Kingdom have arrested Al-Watan newspaper journalist, Abdullah Al-Aqil, for criticising the...

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November 22, 2018

Israel to evict 700 Palestinians from Silwan

The Israeli Supreme Court yesterday rejected a petition submitted by 104 Palestinians against claims by a right-wing Israeli organisation paving the way for 700 Palestinians to be forced from...

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November 22, 2018

Israel loans public broadcaster $18m for Eurovision

Israel will loan its public broadcaster $18.8 million to help cover the production costs of the Eurovision Song Contest, despite objections by the broadcaster’s CEO. Israel’s Public Broadcasting Corporation...

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November 22, 2018

Israel economy to retreat steadily over next 2 years

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said yesterday it expected that the Israeli economy is to retreat steadily in 2019 from 3.6 to 3.5 per cent and to 3.3...

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November 22, 2018

Draft by-laws to penalise Egyptian media for rumours and criticism

Egypt’s state-run Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) is considering the imposition of a new list of penalties for libel, defamation, inciting violence or publishing and disseminating rumours or...

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November 22, 2018

Jordan asks Israel to increase its water allocations

Jordan has asked Israel to increase its water allocation from Tiberias which is pumped to Jordan between May and October, Israel’s Hadashot TV reported on Tuesday. The station reported a...

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November 22, 2018

Israel envoy appearance at London university shelved ‘over security concerns’

A scheduled talk by Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev at City University in London yesterday night was “shelved after concerns over security”, according to reports. In the lead up to...

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November 22, 2018

Negev village leader to begin 10-month jail-term on Christmas Day

Sheikh Sayah Abu Madhi’m Al-Turi, a “leader in the fight for land” in so-called unrecognised village Al-Araqeeb, will be jailed by Israeli authorities on 25 December, reported Negev Coexistence...

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November 22, 2018

Israel academics, artists urge against equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism

An open letter from 35 prominent Israelis, “including Jewish-history scholars and Israel Prize laureates”, was published on Tuesday in the Austrian media calling for a distinction between criticism of...

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November 22, 2018

Saudi Arabia, UAE send troops to support Kurds in Syria

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have sent military forces to areas controlled by the Kurdish YPG group in north-east Syria, Turkey’s Yenisafak newspaper reported. The paper said the forces...

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