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October 21, 2019

Lebanon’s Hariri proposes economic initiative before deadline

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has proposed an initiative that could lead to a way forward for the country’s economic crisis, Qatar’s Al-Shorouq newspaper reported on Sunday. The announcement...

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October 21, 2019

Report: Israel discriminating against Arab students

The Israeli Knesset Research and Information Centre has revealed a huge gap between the government’s funding of Jewish and Arab students at Israeli schools, Arab48 reported yesterday. According to...

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October 21, 2019

Israel arrests mother, 12-year-old son in Jerusalem

Israeli occupation forces yesterday arrested a Palestinian mother and her 12-year-old son from the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya, the Palestine Prisoners’ Club reported. According to the Prisoners’ Club, the...

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October 21, 2019

NASA scientist wears Palestinian embroidery in official photo

Palestinian-American NASA Exploration Mission Planning Office Chief Nujoud Merancy appeared in her official departmental photograph wearing a custom-tailored blazer featuring tatreez, traditional Palestinian embroidery. Merancy posted the picture on...

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October 21, 2019

Up to 34% of Gaza residents live in abject poverty

Poverty rates in Gaza reached 75 per cent in 2019, with 34 per cent of Gaza residents living in abject poverty, Deputy Welfare Ministry in Gaza Ghazi Hamad said...

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October 21, 2019

UNICEF: 16m poorly nourished in Middle East, North Africa

Impacted by conflicts in the region, about 16 million children are poorly nourished in the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF revealed yesterday. The international organisation stated that these...

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October 21, 2019

Egypt mulls re-visiting energy fees for factories every 6 months

Egypt is currently considering re-visiting energy-dependent services’ fees for the industrial sector every six months, the minister of public business sector said yesterday. “Two weeks ago, the Prime Minister,...

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October 21, 2019

Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine

For decades, Palestine has been framed by international law. This convenient perspective, rendered mainstream by the international community and the Palestinian Authority, has made international law a weapon to...

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October 21, 2019

US troops cross into Iraq from Syria

United States troops have crossed into Iraq from Syria through the Sahela border crossing in the northern province of Dohuk, Reuters witnesses said on Monday, Reuters reports. Reuters video...

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October 21, 2019

Egypt to press for outside mediator in Ethiopia dam dispute

Egypt will push Ethiopia this week to agree to an external mediator to help resolve a deepening dispute over a giant hydropower dam being built on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile,...

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