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February 17, 2014

Nablus opens first furniture exhibition

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Friday 27 April, Nablus’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened a four-day Palestinian furniture exhibition in collaboration with 30 specialist Palestinian furniture companies from Nablus city....

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February 17, 2014

Arab League conference on economic impact of the Arab Spring

The Arab League has announced that it is to hold a conference this month to discuss the economic impact of the Arab Spring. The Secretary-General of the League’s Council...

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February 17, 2014

Israel approves construction of 1,100 settlement units in Jerusalem

Hebrew media sourced have revealed that the Israeli Ministerial Committee for Planning and Building in Jerusalem has approved a scheme for the construction of 1,100 new housing units and...

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February 17, 2014

Israel exerts physical and psychological pressure on prisoners to end hunger-strike

A human rights organization has reported that the Israeli Prisons’ Administration is deliberately and continuously transporting isolated prisoners on hunger-strike in Ashkelon, from one cell to another several times...

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February 17, 2014

Cairo contacts Tel Aviv for release of Egyptian prisoners in exchange deal

Diplomatic sources have revealed that the Egyptian government has contacted its Israeli counterpart to strike a deal for the release of its nationals being held in Israel’s prisons. At...

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February 17, 2014

Israel accused of using Gaza to test its missile shield

The head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Khaled Meshaal, has accused Israel of using the Gaza Strip as an experimental theatre of war to test...

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February 17, 2014

Palestinian shanty town emerging south of Gaza City

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Dozens of Palestinian families are currently being forced to live on a plot of government land to the south of Gaza City in makeshift accommodation. Most of...

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February 17, 2014

Muslim Brotherhood considers participation in presidential election

The Shura (Consultative) Council of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is holding an extraordinary meeting to discuss whether or not to participate in the country’s presidential election. A decision is due...

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February 17, 2014

Jailed politician calls for resistance, an end to security coordination and the cutting of all ties with Israel

Media sources are reporting that jailed Fatah leader Marwan Al-Barghouti has called on the Palestinian leadership to end all forms of economic and security coordination with Israel. In a...

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February 17, 2014

Israel cuts ties with UN Human Rights Council in dispute over settlements

The government of Israel has decided to cut ties with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a week after the council declared its intention to open an investigation into...

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