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July 27, 2018

Saudis demand release of top cleric, Safar Al-Hawali

Saudi activists have launched a campaign to demand the release of Islamic scholar Sheikh Safar Al-Hawali and members of his family from Saudi prisons. Campaigners wrote on Facebook that...

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July 27, 2018

Syria’s White Helmets: We went to Israel for fear of regime reprisals

The Syrian civil defence group the White Helmets turned to foreign countries for refuges for fear of reprisals from the Syrian regime, the group’s head said. Raed al-Saleh explained...

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July 27, 2018

UAE ready to take on ‘burden’ of Middle East security

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is ready to deploy more troops across the Middle East as it cannot rely on Western allies, including the United Kingdom and United States,...

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July 27, 2018

Israel storms Al-Aqsa compound during Friday prayers, shots fired

UPDATE 12:44 GMT At least two Palestinian worshippers are thought to have been injured. Quds Network tweeted images in which one man can be seen lying on a stretcher...

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July 27, 2018

Israel to declare Gaza protest killings ‘operational mishaps’

An internal investigation by the Israeli military into the killing of at least 140 Palestinians in Gaza during the Great March of Return is set to conclude all died...

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July 27, 2018

Palestinians face jail for taking part in ‘Kiki’ dance challenge

Palestinians who take part in a dance challenge which sees people dancing besides a slow-moving vehicle while being recorded face a fine and jail, Palestinian police warned yesterday. The...

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July 27, 2018

Kuwait donates $5m for residential programmes in Jerusalem

The Palestinian Housing Council and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) earlier this week signed a $5 million deal in support of residential projects in occupied Jerusalem, Felesteen.ps reported. The...

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July 27, 2018

Iraq lifts ban on social networking sites

The Iraqi government yesterday lifted the weeks-long ban on social media websites amid protests in the capital Baghdad and other southern provinces, local media has reported. “Iraq’s National Communication...

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July 27, 2018

Egypt: Sisi pardons 719 prisoners

Egypt’s Ministry of the Interior has released 719 prisoners after President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon permitting their release on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of...

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July 27, 2018

Palestinian refuses to leave Israel jail ahead of deportation from Jerusalem

Palestinian mother of three, Ebtisam Obaid, yesterday rejected an Israeli court decision to release her on the condition of leaving the city of Jerusalem under the pretext that she...

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