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December 31, 2016

Morocco visit to Mauritania to dispel tension unsuccessful

Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane’s visit to Mauritania on behalf of Morocco’s King Mohamed VI has not gone well, according to state news site Le 360. Benkirane was dispatched to...

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December 31, 2016

Settlers take over Palestinian building in East Jerusalem

Israeli settlers raided the Wadi Hilweh area of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem after midnight this morning and took over a Palestinian-owned residential building. According to eyewitness accounts documented...

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December 31, 2016

Sudan journalists protest seizure of newspaper

Sudanese journalists organised a sit-in today in front of the National Council for Press and Publications (NCPP) to protest the repeated confiscation of the Al-Jareeda newspaper by the Sudanese...

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December 30, 2016

‘Tunisian foreign fighters to be dealt with under anti-terrorism law’

Returning Tunisian militants will be immediately arrested and judged under anti-terrorism laws, the prime minister said, seeking to calm fears over the homecoming of some of the country’s several...

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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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