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31 May 2019
LAS, GCC and OIC meetings in Mecca
On 30 and 31 May in Saudi cities of Mecca and Jeddah several meetings between Arab countries tool place to discuss about the current situation in the Gulf and in the Region. The Arab League Council celebrated its meeting in the presence of LAS Secretary General Aboul Gheit and several heads of...
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31 May 2019
EU contributes to pay PA salaries
On 31 May, the EU made a contribution of €15 million to the payment of May salaries and pensions of nearly 56.000 Palestinian civil servants and pensioners in the West Bank....
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29 May 2019
Egyptian intelligence chief meets Haftar in Bengasi
On 29 May, the chief of the Egyptian intelligence service General Abbas Kamel visited the commander of the Libyan National Army, Marshall Khalifa Haftar in Bengasi. ...
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29 May 2019
US Senior Advisor Kushner visits Morocco, Jordan and Israel
On 28-29 May, Jared Kushner, US President’s senior advisor visited Morocco and Jordan to rally support for the Peace Plan between Israel and Palestine. ...
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29 May 2019
Knesset votes to dissolve itself and leads Israel to new elections
On 29 May, the Israeli Parliament voted for the first time to dissolve itself (74 votes out of 120). The new election is scheduled on 17 September....
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27 May 2019
$100 million invested in agrifood start-ups in Israel
A partnership between food technologies-focused Finistere Ventures and three Israeli firms was formed, aiming to invest up to $100 million in agrifood startups in Israel. ...
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27 May 2019
France opposed to execution in Iraq of three French Islamic State members
The French foreign ministry said it was opposed, in principle, to the death penalty, but also said it accepted Iraqi sovereignty after Iraq’s justice ministry sentenced three French citizens to death for their allegiance to Islamic State on Sunday 26 May. ...
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26 May 2019
Kurdish MPs and thousands of prisoners end hunger strike in Turkey
After 200 days of protest, several Kurdish lawmakers and thousands of prison inmates in Turkey have ended their hunger strike, following the call from jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan....
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26 May 2019
Algeria blocks Total from buying Anadarko’s Algerian assets
On 26 May, Algerian energy minister Mohamed Arkab announced that Algeria will block Total’s operation to buy the Algerian assets of Anadarko....
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