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OIC reacts to the US announcement of Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Author: NADA HAMEEDThu, 2017-12-07 22:53ID: 1512671014444346100 JEDDAH: The Israeli occupation of Palestinian and the Arab territories is a core issue for the whole world including the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); therefore, the general secretariat expressed its anger regarding

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New Saudi speed limits to help cut number of road deaths

Author: ARAB NEWSFri, 2017-12-08 03:00ID: 1512691986238626400 RIYADH: Warning signs and guides to make drivers aware of new speed limits have begun to be installed by the Ministry of Transport in response to a directive from the Ministry of Interior in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic and Road Security. The move is expected to cut the number of deaths

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Saudi Arabia’s Al-Qatt Al-Asiri added to the UNESCO list

Author: ASEEL BASHRAHEELFri, 2017-12-08 03:00ID: 1512691986208626100 JEDDAH: Al-Qatt Al-Asiri was on Wednesday added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Al-Qatt Al-Asiri is an art form deeply rooted within the identity of the southern region in the Kingdom, and practiced exclusively by women. It can be seen decorating the

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Israeli police pour into Jerusalem to prepare for Palestinian ‘day of rage’

Palestinian protesters burn an American flag near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah (Reuters) Israel sent hundreds of police reinforcements to Jerusalem's Old City and bolstering forces in the occupied West Bank to prepare for Palestinian protests, after calls from the Hamas movement for a "day of rage" after Friday prayers. "Several hundred additional

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OIC commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Author: NADA HAMEEDThu, 2017-12-07 20:58ID: 1512662709393504200 JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) celebrated International day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in Jeddah on Thursday, December 7, which is observed on November 29 annually. The event was attended by the secretary-general of the organization, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen; Ambassador

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The Saudi-Emirati axis: United against Gulf unity

The announcement by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to establish a joint committee for cooperation and coordination "in all military, political, economic, trade and cultural fields" should not have come as a surprise to any GCC observer. For years the GCC has not been more than a talking shop projecting a distorted image of cooperation and unity to the

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‘Irresponsible and dangerous’: Jordan king’s brother lashes Trump’s embassy move

Jordan's King Abdullah welcomes Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas at the Royal Palace in Amman on Thursday (AFP) The brother of Jordan's King Abdullah has launched into rare royal criticism of the US, calling the Jerusalem embassy move "an exceptionally irresponsible and dangerous step." The criticism of US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US

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Jailed gold trader Zarrab claims death threats for cooperating with US

Zarrab was arrested in March 2016 by the FBI on accusation of fraud, money laundering and of having helped the Iranian government evade sanctions (AA) A Turkish-Iranian gold trader testifying for US prosecutors in a criminal trial involving sanctions against Iran said on Thursday that he was removed from a New York federal jail after another inmate threatened to kill him

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Ramallah: Reporters flee tear gas

[unable to retrieve full-text content] CNN's Ian Lee reports from Ramallah in the West Bank as protesters respond to President Trump's Jerusalem decision.Original Article [contf] [contfnew] CNN [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

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Protests spread across Gaza and West Bank

Trump on Wednesday announced that the US recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, drawing condemnation from world leaders and sending shock waves through the Muslim world.Both Israelis and Palestinians claim the holy city as their capital.The Red Crescent said 49 people were injured in the protests, in