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September 4, 2018

Unemployment rate rises to 18.7% in Jordan

Unemployment in Jordan has risen to 18.7 per cent during the second quarter of the year from 18.4 per cent in the first quarter, the Anadolu Agency reported the...

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September 4, 2018

On both anti-Semitism and peace, Israel speaks with a forked tongue

The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is on a four-day visit to Israel, the first such trip by any Filipino leader. Even though he declared during the 2016...

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September 4, 2018

Egypt court postpones Aboutrika tax evasion trial

Egypt’s tax evasion court has postponed the trial of former footballer Mohamed Aboutrika to 24 September. Aboutrika has been charged with tax evasion to the tune of 710,000 Egyptian...

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September 4, 2018

Egypt strikes deal for greater investment from China

Egypt signed a number of agreements and contracts with Chinese companies for new projects worth $18.3 billion, Egyptian Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement. The projects include...

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September 4, 2018

Family of 9 homeless as Israel demolishes Hebron home at behest of settlers

At approximately 4am yesterday, Israeli forces entered the Palestinian village of Khirbet Qawasis and demolished the home of Yousef Abu ‘Aram following protests by settlers from the nearby illegal...

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September 4, 2018

Spain cancels $10.6m weapons deal with Saudi

Spain announced yesterday that it had cancelled a contract which would see Saudi Arabia buy €9.2 million ($10.6 million) of weapons from Madrid, Eldiario newspaper reported. Some 400 high-precision...

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September 4, 2018

We cannot have an ugly peace in Syria

Former US President Jimmy Carter penned an opinion piece in the New York Times recently in which he detailed how it would be wise for the government of Bashar...

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September 4, 2018

Israel signals it could attack Iranian weaponry in Iraq

Israel signalled on Monday that it could attack suspected Iranian military assets in Iraq, as it has done with scores of air strikes in war-torn Syria. Citing Iranian, Iraqi...

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September 4, 2018

400 prisoners escape prison in Libya

About 400 prisoners escaped from a prison in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday after fighting between rival armed groups had escalated, Reuters cited a Libyan judicial source as...

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September 4, 2018

What Lies Beneath: The US-Israeli Plot to ‘Save’ Gaza

Israel wants to change the rules of the game entirely. With unconditional support from the Trump Administration, Tel Aviv sees a golden opportunity to redefine what has, for decades,...

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