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(FILES) This file photo taken on July 25, 2017 shows Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaking during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
The 82-year-old president was discharged from hospital in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 29 after a brief “routine checkup”, the official Wafa news agency reported. / AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI

Fatah Pushes for National Council Session, Hamas Rejects

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 15, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Fatah Movement is pushing to hold a Palestinian National Council (PNC) session in Ramallah next month before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas travels to the UN headquarters in New York to deliver his usual yearly speech. However, other Palestinian...

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Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. AFP photo

Hadi Rejects ‘South Council,’ Urges Members to Clarify their Stances

by Ibrahim al Qurashi | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah, London- Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi has totally rejected the so-called “transitional political council of the south” to administer and represent the region, asserting that such behaviors and actions totally contradict the three...

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Opinion: Saudi Women – Between Passports and Sport

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 2, 2016 | Opinion

Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud has been officially appointed as the Vice President for Women’s Affairs of the General Sports Authority – an institution that has always been monopolised by men. This is a positive step and provides a dose of optimism in relation to...

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Amman: Saudi-Jordanian Coordination Council Will Start Operating Soon

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Apr 29, 2016 | Middle East

The Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury said yesterday that the “Saudi – Jordanian Coordination Council” which was founded during King Abdullah II’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday will begin to convene its...