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August 20, 2018

Israel approves new settlement units near Bethlehem

The Israeli authorities approved the construction of new settlement units in the illegal Israeli settlement of Efrat, in southern Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Activist Hassan Breijieh said...

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August 20, 2018

WHO: 70m in need of health aid in the Med

More than 70 million people in the Eastern Mediterranean region are in need of health aid, according to Ahmed Al-Mandhari, the World Health Organisation regional director for the area. Those in...

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August 20, 2018

Hajj 2018: Egyptian pilgrim death toll rises to 18

At least 18 Egyptian pilgrims have died at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Egypt’s Ministry of Health has announced, as millions of Muslims descend upon the holy sites in Saudi...

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August 20, 2018

Saudi Arabia ‘arrests’ Makkah imam over talk on ‘evil-doers’

Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib, imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, was arrested yesterday according to the social media advocacy group Prisoners of Conscience. 🔴 We confirm the...

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August 20, 2018

HRW: Horrific testimonies of torture, death in Iraqi prisons

Human Rights Watch said two former detainees and the father of a man who died in detention have provided details of ill-treatment, torture and death in security centres run...

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August 20, 2018

Trump: Israel PM ‘will soon be called Mohammed’

US President Donald Trump has said that Israel’s Prime Minister “in a few years will be called Mohammed” if a one-state policy prevails in Israel-Palestine. Trump allegedly made the...

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August 20, 2018

UAE second largest importer of non-oil Iran goods

Iranian exports to the United Arab Emirates over three months reached approximately $3 billion, making the UAE the second largest importer of Iranian goods, Al-Khaleej Online reported. In the same three...

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August 20, 2018

Trump: US to halt ‘ridiculous’ spending on stabilisation of Syria

US President Donald Trump said his country will stop making annual payments to support Syria’s stabilisation programme. In a tweet Trump wrote: “The United States has ended the ridiculous...

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August 20, 2018

Algeria, Mauritania open first land border crossing

Algeria and Mauritania yesterday opened the first border crossing post between the two countries with the aim of increasing trade and facilitate travel. Algerian Interior Minister, Noureddine Bedoui, and...

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August 20, 2018

Israel officials defend Egypt brokered truce with Hamas

A number of Israeli ministers and senior officials have defended the ceasefire agreement being prepared under Egyptian auspices between Hamas and Israel. Israeli Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman rejected criticism...

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