The Palestinian president has said he strongly rejects President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to take over Gaza and permanently resettle the 2.1 million Palestinians living there.
“We will not allow the rights of our people… to be…
Category: 3. Middle East
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‘In a place where life was cut short, we will plant new roots’
On Tuesday, February 11, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) will dedicate the Swords of Iron Forest together with bereaved families who have lost their loved ones during the war, since October…
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Will Jordan Extradite Terrorist Al-Tamimi
After Trump took office as US President, reports were published that the new administration is demanding the deportation of the terrorist Ahlam Tamimi, who was responsible for the attack of the Sbarro restaurant, from Jordanian territory….
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Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies aged 88: foundation
The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid network, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced on Wednesday.
He was the founder and president of the Aga Khan Development Network, which employs…
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Could Trump’s Gaza plan be negotiating tactic for Saudi-Israel deal?
On a visit to the White House, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surely didn’t imagine that President Donald Trump would propose the United States take over responsibility for managing and reconstructing the Gaza Strip.
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Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
HASSAKEH, Syria —Men of various ages and nationalities sit silently in their cells, a small window in the metal doors their only opening to the world. All are alleged members of the Islamic State group, captured during the final days of the…
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Trump outlines his plan for resettlement of Gazans after war
US president Donald Trump has outlined his vision for the future of Gaza, saying “I don’t think people should be going back” there.
He suggested Palestinians should leave Gaza to be housed in parts of Jordan, Egypt and other nearby countries -…
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Iraq’s famed ‘hunchback’ of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick
The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule.
The Al-Hadba or “hunchback” minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque from…
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What President Trump has said about Gaza
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Tuesday.
Since the ceasefire deal was agreed on 19 January, Trump had, in different interviews, talked about whether he thinks the…
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Trump wants US to take ownership of Gaza Strip
Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House and Nadine YousifWatch: Trump suggests US will take over Gaza Strip and ‘own it’ US President Donald Trump proposed taking ownership of the Gaza Strip and redeveloping it, after saying earlier that…
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