Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Palestinian business groups accounting for 80% of Palestine’s gross domestic product say they are declining to attend a conference in Bahrain that is part of the roll-out of Jared Kushner’s...
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In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh criticised Washington’s decision to convene an economic conference on the Palestinian issue next month in Bahrain, saying Trump is “waging a financial war...
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Palestinian officials are doubling down on their plans to boycott a US-led conference in Bahrain next month aimed at garnering regional support for President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
The White House announced Sunday that it will be co-hosting...
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Washington’s planned Peace to Prosperity conference, to be held in the small Persian Gulf country of Bahrain next month, is a “sham” that will not advance the cause of an equitable peace for Palestinians, Miko Peled, the author of "Injustice:...
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Bahrain on Tuesday defended its decision to host a White House-engineered conference to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying its only objective is to support the "brotherly Palestinian people."
The Palestinian Authority has rejected the...
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Bahrain and the U.S. said Sunday they are hosting a "Peace to Prosperity" conference in late June to promote better economic fortunes for Palestinians if a peace agreement can be reached with Israel.
The White House has pledged to unveil a new...
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Earlier today, Exxon Mobil evacuated all of its foreign staff members out of Iraq's West Qurna 1 oilfield. Some of them were taken to Dubai, while others arrived at the main camp in Basra Province where the company's employees reside.
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Melbourne (AFP) – A refugee footballer who was detained in Thailand and threatened with extradition to Bahrain said he “feels great” after voting in Australia’s election Saturday.
Hakeem al-Araibi, who became an Australian at...
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On 5 May 2019, the holy month of Ramadan began for Muslims around the world. It will end in the evening of 3 June. Muslims from Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Libya have described local customs and traditions during the holy month.
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Iranian officials have been warning that the country may close the strategic Strait of Hormuz if its security is threatened, as tensions between Tehran and Washington have escalated amid US threats to bring Iranian oil exports down "to zero"....
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US State Department approved more than $5 billion worth of potential military sales of the Patriot Missile System and related equipment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency...
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From the smallest idea to the biggest invention that alters the way of life, innovations are the only constant that runs this world. But the real innovation is the one that takes the present towards the future and changes the way people perceive...
Thursday’s top news include: a new report on the dangerous impact of stressful working conditions; the need to decongest Al Hol camp in Syria; a US$2 million allocation from the UN’s emergency fund to ramp up the humanitarian response in Libya;...
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Earlier this week, Jonathan Ortmans, founder and president of the US-based Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), said that an Israeli delegation had decided not to attend the 11th Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Manama, citing “security...
A Bahraini court has issued verdicts in a mass trial, sentencing 69 people to life in prison and revoking the citizenship of 138 defendants on terrorism-related charges.
The public prosecutor's office said on Tuesday that 70 others were sentenced...
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A delegation from Israel that was due to attend a conference in Bahrain this week has pulled out due to security concerns, the organizers said on Sunday, after Bahrainis held an extensive campaign against the visit. A spokeswoman for Israel’s...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran strongly condemns Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for supporting the United States' decision to designate Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on...
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For the purposes of Lockheed's marketing campaign, the F-21 is a new fighter, although it shares many of its major features with the F-16V the company has sold to Bahrain, Greece, Slovakia, South...
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CAIRO (Sputnik) - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, which broke off relations with Qatar in 2017, will not take part in 140th general assembly of the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will be held in Doha...
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