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Israeli court freezes Arafat property in east Jerusalem

An Israeli court has seized a Jerusalem property partly owned by late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, holding it as collateral against a civil suit for damages against the Palestinian Authority. A copy of the ruling by the Jerusalem district court made available to AFP on Wednesday named...

Assured of Qatar's support, al-Bashir returns to Sudan

Qatar has voiced its continued support for crisis-hit Sudan, Sudanese Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed said Wednesday. Ahmed made the remarks at a press conference convened at Khartoum’s international airport following the return of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from a...

‘Deal of the century’ targets Arabs, Muslims: Hamas

The so-called “deal of the century” – a U.S.-backchannel plan to reach peace settlement between the Palestinians and Israel – targets the Arab and Muslim worlds, a Hamas leader said Wednesday.  “The Palestinian cause has encountered its toughest challenges in 2018,” Khalil...

Opposition leader hails proposals for Syria ‘safe zone’

The Syrian opposition has informed the U.S. of the need to closely coordinate with Turkey on its planned troop withdrawal, Syrian opposition leader Abdul Rahman Mustafa has said. According to Mustafa, who leads the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, a...