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Israel fast-tracks approval process for construction in West Bank settlements
Jerusalem: Israel has fast-tracked the government procedure needed for building new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, state media reported. The resolution by Israel’s nationalist-religious coalition government revised the approval process…
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Israelis protest for 24th week against judicial overhaul
Tel Aviv: For the 24th week in a row, thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s plans to overhaul its judicial…
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Jamal Khashoggi’s widow sues NSO Group over phone hacking
Hanan Elatr, the widow of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has filed a lawsuit against Israeli company NSO Group for using Pegasus software to spy on her messages in the months before her…
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Morocco, Israel ink MoU to strengthen cooperation in health sector
Rabat: Morocco and Israel have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the health sector. The MoU was signed between Moroccan Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb and the Israeli…
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Israel’s judicial reform could prompt hi-tech firms to relocate abroad: IMF
Jerusalem: A report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned that the uncertainty caused by the Israeli government-proposed judicial reform could prompt Israeli hi-tech companies to relocate abroad. The report issued on…
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No Israel normalization if Palestine dispute not solved: US Saudi embassy
Washington: In light of the United States’ efforts to bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer, the Saudi Embassy in Washington made it clear that an agreement is only possible after a solution…
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Israeli opposition leaders freeze judicial overhaul negotiations
Jerusalem: Israeli opposition leaders have announced that they had suspended the negotiations on settling a controversial judicial overhaul spearheaded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yair Lapid, Opposition leader in the Israeli parliament…
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Palestinian PM calls for swift int’l action to protect two-state solution
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called for immediate international action to protect the two-state solution from “Israel’s sabotage”. He made the remarks at a meeting with European Union Special Representative…
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Palestinian PM rejects Israeli plan to divide worshipping zone in Jerusalem
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has rejected an Israeli plan to divide the Muslim worshipping zone in East Jerusalem between Jews and Muslims. Ishtaye made the remarks on Monday during the weekly…
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For 23rd week, Israelis protest against judicial overhaul, Arab crime deaths
Tel Aviv: Thousands of Israelis protested in several cities for the 23rd week in a row against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system, as well as…
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Kuwaiti journalist Fajer Al-Saeed banned from entering Lebanon
Kuwaiti writer and producer Fajer Al-Saeed was prevented from entering Lebanon upon her arrival at Beirut airport on Wednesday evening and she remained detained until Thursday morning when she returned to Kuwait.…
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Israel plans to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque between Muslims, Jews
Amit Halevi, a member of the Likud party, which has a slim majority in the Israeli Knesset (Israeli Parliament), has prepared a plan to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayers between Muslims and…
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UN urges Lebanon, Israel to hold talks to resolve outstanding issues
Beirut: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged Beirut and Israel to hold talks to address outstanding issues. “I continue to appeal for engagement in Blue Line talks to address…
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Israeli FM talks fight against Iran during visit to Korea
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen made a quick visit to South Korea on Wednesday for discussions with the country’s leaders on the threat posed by Tehran. “Korea understands very well the…
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Egypt, Israel defence ministers discuss border shootout
Cairo: Egyptian Minister of Defence and Military Production Mohamed Zaki and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant discussed the deadly shootout that left three Israeli soldiers and one Egyptian policeman dead. During a…
