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July 16, 2019

Egypt prosecution challenges acquittal of former interior minister

Egyptian Public Prosecution yesterday challenged a previous court ruling to acquit former Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly and other defendants accused of stealing the ministry’s funds, demanding their retrial, Al-Watan...

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July 16, 2019

Egypt debates decision to compensate Nubians affected by dam construction in 1960s

An Egyptian decision to compensate the country’s Nuba people who were affected by the construction of the High Dam in the 1960s has stirred controversy. A government ruling will...

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July 16, 2019

Erdogan: Turkey purchased S-400 anti-missile defence systems to protect peace

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday defended his country’s decision to purchase the Russian made S-400 anti-missile defence systems saying Ankara bought it to protect peace and not...

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July 16, 2019

Trump: Muslim congresswomen made ‘Israel feel abandoned by the US’

US President Donald Trump yesterday reiterated his “racist” attacks against Democratic Muslim Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, justifying his attack by claiming the women “made Israel feel abandoned...

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July 16, 2019

Palestinian dies in solitary confinement in Israel prison

A Palestinians has died while in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison, the head of the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs revealed this morning. Thirty-one-year-old Nassar Majed Taqatqa, who was...

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July 16, 2019

Barak: Netanyahu’s corruption is ‘limitless’

Former Israeli Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak has said in a video posted on social media that current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption was “limitless”, Al-Wattan Voice...

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July 16, 2019

Israel army suspends seizure of Palestinian land to expand checkpoint

The Israeli army has reportedly suspended a plan to seize 29 dunams (7.1 acres) of Palestinian-owned land near the Gilboa checkpoint on the northern boundary of the occupied West...

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July 16, 2019

EU to invest millions in Israel start-ups

The European Union (EU) will invest millions of euros in Israeli start-ups, Globes has reported, as part of a €100 million ($112.3 million) pilot scheme within the European Innovation...

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July 16, 2019

Ola Al-Qaradawi’s detention extended for 15 days

Ola Al-Qaradawi was transferred from Egypt’s Al-Qanater women’s prison yesterday for a pretrial detention hearing which was scheduled to be held today. Ola, 58, was returned to solitary confinement...

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July 16, 2019

US education secretary: BDS campaign ‘pernicious threat’ on campuses

US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has described the boycott of Israel as a “pernicious threat” on college campuses, speaking at a Justice Department-convened event on anti-Semitism yesterday. The Palestinian-led...

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