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January 5, 2018

Israeli committee to advance new settlement housing plans next week

Israeli officials will meet next week to advance new plans for illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), reported the Times of Israel. According to the paper, it...

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January 5, 2018

Russia agrees to resume commercial flights to Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the resumption of regular air traffic between Moscow and Cairo after a two-year suspension, the state-run Sputnik news agency reported yesterday. The agency...

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January 5, 2018

Lieberman calls on Hamas to deal with Israel over captured soldiers

Hamas must reach a “final agreement” with Israel over the issue of the Israeli soldiers who have been held by the movement’s military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, in the occupied...

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January 5, 2018

International companies compete for cinema market in Saudi Arabia

The world’s largest film companies are stepping up their plans to open cinemas across Saudi Arabia after the kingdom issued a resolution to lift a 35-year ban on such...

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January 5, 2018

Iraqi PM meets first Kurdish delegation since independence referendum

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi received a delegation of Kurdish parties in Baghdad on Thursday. This was the first such delegation since the autonomous Kurdish Region organised an independence...

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January 5, 2018

Israel accused of using live ammunition against unarmed civilians in West Bank

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights has accused the Israel Defence Forces of deliberately increasing the use of live ammunition against unarmed civilians through sniper attacks during peaceful demonstrations....

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January 5, 2018

Tunisia fears repercussions of price increases

The President of Tunisia has stressed the need to take the necessary measures to preserve citizens’ purchasing power, strengthen efforts to combat corruption and eliminate monopolies so as to...

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January 5, 2018

Turkey denies deployment of Russian troops on its territory

The Turkish president’s office denied media reports claiming Russian troops will be deployed in the country during the coming period and described the reports are “incorrect”. A spokesman for...

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January 5, 2018

Sudan's foreign ministry recalls ambassador to Egypt

Sudan’s ambassador to Egypt left Cairo Thursday, hours after his government recalled him, a Sudanese diplomat told Anadolu Agency. The move comes amid a deepening row between the two...

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January 5, 2018

US returns Saudi Arabia to list of countries of concern

The US State Department said it had restored ten countries including three Arab countries on a list of “countries of particular concern” because they tolerate flagrant violations of religious...

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