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December 30, 2016

Sudan to announce new national government

Sudan is set to announce a new national government early next month including a minister to take over the newly recreated post of prime minister, a senior official disclosed...

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December 30, 2016

Netanyahu says wrongdoing allegations will turn out to be false

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today denied allegations that he received “significant gifts” from a local and a foreign businessman after the attorney-general said a criminal investigation will be...

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December 30, 2016

Senior Hamas official visits Egypt to discuss bilateral relations

The deputy head of the Hamas political bureau arrived in Egypt on Wednesday for an official visit, the movement’s spokesman Abdul Latif Qanou has announced. Mousa Abu Marzook is...

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December 30, 2016

Jordan holds Israel responsible for violations against Al-Aqsa

The Jordanian government yesterday said it held Israel, as the occupying power, fully responsible for any violation against the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Jordan’s Petra news agency reported. State Minister...

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December 30, 2016

Report: Increase in violations against press freedoms in occupied Palestinian territory

November 2016 saw a significant increase in violations against media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territory, with the large majority of violations committed by Israeli forces, according to a...

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December 30, 2016

Gulf States to upgrade missile defence system

A new defence contract will see Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE upgrade their missile defence capabilities. The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defence...

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December 30, 2016

Kuwait, Saudi endorse two-state solution for Palestine conflict

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia welcomed US Secretary of State John Kerry’s statement regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that reiterates American support for the two-state solution. A written statement published by...

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December 30, 2016

Israel’s Bennett: Major settlement blocs to be annexed in January

The leader of the Orthodox-nationalist Jewish Home party, Naftali Bennett, said yesterday that Israeli government policy will change with the arrival of the Trump administration. “This is what government will be....

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December 30, 2016

Iranian attack on Hamas

Khamenei’s circles did not hide their outrage at Hamas because of the movement’s position on Aleppo’s battle. It was clearly expressed by Hezbollah’s newspapers and media outlets in Lebanon,...

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December 30, 2016

The week in pictures

Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…...

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