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July 31, 2018

Russia in discussions to rebuild Syria

Russian construction companies have been discussing the reconstruction of Syria with local businesses. The director of the Syrian Public Institution for Housing, Suhail Abdul Latif, told Al-Watan newspaper that...

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July 31, 2018

How the Gulf crisis is destabilising Somalia

The impact of the anti-Qatar embargo continues to have strange consequences beyond the Gulf. Somalia is increasingly compromised by its schizophrenic approach to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE...

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July 31, 2018

Lavrov: Russia, West seek agreement on Syria refugee crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said yesterday that Moscow is seeking to reach an understanding with Western countries on common plans to deal with the Syrian refugee problem. Lavrov...

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July 31, 2018

London council seeking to outlaw BDS citing IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

A London council is taking steps to outlaw the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement using a controversial definition of anti-Semitism. If the move succeeds it is likely to...

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July 31, 2018

Armed Israel soldier takes part in ‘Kiki challenge’

A female Israeli soldier accepted the “Kiki challenge” and published a video of herself dancing to Drake’s “In my Feelings”. Posed on Facebook, the video shows the soldier in...

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July 31, 2018

Israel rejects appeal of Palestinian writer critical of PA activities

The Israeli military court in Ofer has rejected an appeal filed by Palestinian writer, Lama Khater, against her detention, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said yesterday. Khater’s lawyer, Firas Al-Sabah,...

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July 31, 2018

Saudi invites 1,500 relatives of slain Yemen, Sudan soldiers to Hajj

Some 1,500 relatives of Yemeni and Sudanese soldiers killed in Yemen have been invited to take part in the Hajj pilgrimage this year under the sponsorship of the Saudi...

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July 31, 2018

Scotland’s ‘Braveheart’ pension fund divests from Israeli bank

A landmark decision by a major Scottish pension fund to divest from Israel’s Bank Hapoalim could trigger a massive financial withdrawal by other funds in Scotland. The Falkirk Pension...

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July 31, 2018

US: Only 40,000 Palestinian refugees left today

Members of the US Congress have been working to cut American support for UNRWA by reducing the number of Palestinian refugees it acknowledges to 40,000, Safa news agency reported...

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July 31, 2018

UN ‘delays’ troop withdrawal from Somalia amid terrorism uptick

The United Nation’s Security Council yesterday voted to delay the reduction of troops in the peacekeeping mission in Somalia, Associated Press reported. Troops part of the African Union Mission...

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