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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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December 30, 2016

Algeria passes new law for greater telecoms monitoring

Algeria has passed a new telecoms law that will introduce widespread monitoring of international phone calls and allow private companies access to the country’s nationalised communications market. Headed by President...

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December 30, 2016

Report: Number of Jewish immigrants to Israel declines

The number of Jewish immigrants to Israel has decreased in 2016 compared to 2015; a new report has revealed. As many as 27,000 Jewish immigrants arrived in Israel this...

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December 30, 2016

Scrap metal brought to life

Turkish Professor Rochan Kijaji uses scrap metal to make figures of famous people and character....

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December 30, 2016

Iran: Saudi should play no role in Syria talks

Iran’s defence minister has said Saudi Arabia should be excluded from the Syrian peace process, as a nationwide ceasefire came into effect today. Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan said in...

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