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DAILY MOFA BRIEFING
MOFA BriefingSpokesperson: Lu KangDate: 9 January 2017Duration: 04:291. The Singaporean defence minister said that the armoured personnel carriers seized by Hong Kong customs should be entitled to diplomatic immunity and thus merit an...
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Power plant closure leads to hospital and pollution fears
LEADIN:There are fears for hospitals and possible flooding after Gaza's only power plant shut last month.The Palestinian territory is now dependent on electricity purchased from Israel and Egypt, which has led to a reduction in...
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Palestinians reflect on 50 years of Israeli occupation
LEADINFifty years since the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, Palestinians say Israeli control is still causing hardship and holding the back the economy.Tomorrow (Monday June 5) marks 50 years since the first...
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Israel keeps tight grip on Palestinian economy
Fuad Maraita's alarm goes off at 3:30 a.m. His hometown of Salfit, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, still lies in darkness.He slings a cloth bag with his lunch over his shoulder, gets on a minibus and starts the gruelling journey to...
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UK Catholic leader visits Gaza's Christians
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales on Sunday visited the Gaza Strip, trying to give a spiritual lift to the territory's tiny Christian minority.Cardinal Vincent Nichols praised Gaza's Christians, whose numbers...
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Pakistan on clashes with Afghan checkpoints
Pakistan said on Sunday its forces killed at least 50 Afghan troops and destroyed five checkpoints in clashes along the disputed border two days earlier, while Afghanistan dismissed the account, saying only two border police and a...
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Erekat demands apology from UK over Balfour
Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat called on the British government to apologise "to the Palestinian people for a hundred years of continuous suffering".Speaking in a news conference in the West Bank city of Jericho, Erekat said on...
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Lieberman: Iran is destabilising the Middle East
Israeli Minister of Defence Avigdor Lieberman accused Iran on Sunday of destabilising the Middle East, saying the country "is a top state sponsor of terrorism in the world."He was speaking at a panel during the Munich Security...
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Historic Gaza power-sharing deal close
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A power-sharing deal negotiated by two former enemies is slowly taking shape in Gaza and could lead to big changes in the Hamas-ruled territory, including an easing of a decade-long border blockade.
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Pence: US will strengthen sanctions on Moscow
US Vice President Mike Pence met with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili in Tbilisi on Tuesday, bringing strong message of US support to the Caucasus nation.
"The United States of America strongly condemns...
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Pence: US will strengthen sanctions on Moscow
US Vice President Mike Pence met with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili in Tbilisi on Tuesday, bringing strong message of US support to the Caucasus nation.
"The United States of America strongly condemns...
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Mideast FMs discuss Trump's Jerusalem move
Arab Foreign Ministers met on Saturday in the capital Amman to discuss the repercussions of Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Speaking at a news conference following the minister's meeting,...
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Beijing comment on NKorea, US aircraft carrier, Japan relations
China's foreign ministry Friday called for direct dialogue between the United States and North Korea, given that the "core" of the prolonged tension lies in "differences" between the two countries.
"The core of the...
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SKorea urges Japan to stop making territorial claim over disputed islets
The South Korean government on Thursday strongly protested against a Japanese government event on disputed territory.
The disputed islets are known as Dokdo in South Korea, and as Takeshima by Japan.
Tokyo...
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Beijing official on India border issues, cyber security
China said Monday it will continue to cooperate with other countries to crack down on cyber attacks and continue to work towards fair trade policies, even as the US mulls moves to counter growing competition from Chinese tech firms.
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Pompeo Condemns 'Russia's Occupation' of Georgia
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1. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Georgian Prime Minister...
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Reconciliation was never going to be simple
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas vowed Monday to expand its military activities against Israel into the West Bank, underscoring the challenges of reconciliation that lie ahead.
And confidence on...
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Erekat: Trump move on Jerusalem is closing doors
Chief Palestine negotiator Saeb Erekat on Wednesday strongly condemned an announcement by US President Donald Trump that America now recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
"I think President Trump tonight...
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China "astounded" by remarks of Australian PM Turnbull
China said on Friday Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has undermined mutual trust by accusing foreign powers of seeking to influence the country's political process.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said...
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UNRWA chief warns not to underestimate crisis
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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is calling on the international community to save the health care system in Gaza from total collapse.
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Pierre Krahenbuhl, the Commissioner...
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Two Italian artists deported by Israel after painting mural of Palestinian teen Tamimi
A lawyer for two Italian artists says they have left Israel after being arrested for painting a large mural of a formerly imprisoned teenage Palestinian protester on the West Bank separation barrier.
Lawyer Azmi Masalha...
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Hamas says indirect cease-fire talks with Israel halted
Gaza's Hamas rulers on Sunday said indirect cease-fire talks with Israel had halted.