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Amman – Jordan is being ‘invaded’ by food stuff containing pigs’ intestines, which is forbidden by Islamic law. There are no effective measures in place or responsible associations in Jordan to check on foodstuff containing forbidden animal products entering the country.
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Amman - Fact International (FI) obtained a video tape showing rats wandering freely in Al Iyman Hospital in Ajloun. Health authorities should be more strict and diligent when it comes to inspecting medical institutions because rats spread germs and disease.
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The Palestinian Authority’s minister for Jerusalem affairs said on Wednesday he has resigned from his post over the government’s failure to aid residents in battling Israeli housing demolitions.
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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted “wanton destruction” in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilians during an offensive in December and January in the Hamas-run enclave.
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Israeli War Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday Israel would consider a limited moratorium on new construction in Jewish settlements, linking the step to US efforts to bring Arab states into a broad peace process.
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LONDON - Somalia remains the world's most dangerous country for minority groups, followed by Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, a leading human rights group said Thursday.
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Al Arreesh – It is a humanitarian crime and a moral catastrophe. Unfortunately, it is committed with the knowledge of the security and executive systems in Al Arreesh City.
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Amman – People who were defrauded by a ‘professional conman’ said that they are worried that they would not get back the money stolen from them. They said that the conman is known to several Security Departments and works ‘freely without being punished.’
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Amman- A brother of senior government official has tricked the committee which administers Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) at one of the Jordanian government universities, informed sources told Fact International.
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MOGADISHU - Somalia’s Islamist rebels threatened on Tuesday to attack Ethiopia after repeated witness reports that Ethiopian troops were back in the chaotic Horn of Africa country they withdrew from in January.
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JERUSALEM - The concept of an independent Palestinian state remains anathema for key figures in Israel's ruling hardline Likud party despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reluctant endorsement of the principle.
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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Israeli armed drones killed scores of Palestinian civilians during the Gaza war despite their cutting-edge targeting technology, the US-based Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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The Israeli warships intercepted and boarded a ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in defiance of an Israeli blockade.
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Rafah – What is going on here? Is this really the Rafah Crossing or have they transformed this into an Israeli checkpoint?
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RIYADH - The Saudi economy is forecast to shrink by 1.2 percent in 2009, despite a stronger market for oil and expanded government investment, Riyadh-based Samba Bank said on Monday.
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RIYADH - Arab states of the Gulf and Red Sea on Monday discussed forming a joint anti-piracy force, saying defending the crucial Red Sea waterway was the "primary responsibility" of littoral states.
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BEIRUT - Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri began parliamentary consultations on Monday aiming to form a unity government with rivals including the Iranian-backed Hizbollah.
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GAZA CITY - A UN human rights mission listened to testimony about the suffering of children in the Gaza Strip on Monday before wrapping up two days of public hearings into alleged Israeli war crimes.
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Gaza – Dr. Osama Al Mazini, a prominent Hamas leader and a spokesman of the prisoner exchange program, said that one the leaders of the movement will tour several European states to give them information about ‘Hamas.’
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Hamas leader, Dr. Isma'il Radwan, told Fact International in a phone call that “the talks yesterday between Fatah and Hamas failed to achieve any progress because the Palestinian National Authority insisted on agreements with the Zionist enemy to
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Dr. Mustafa Othman Isma'il, the consultant of Omar Hasan Al Bashir-the Sudanese President, called for establishing a unified Arab strategy to deal with the ‘landmark’ speech of US President Barack Obama in Cairo University last month.
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Cairo: Informed Egyptian sources unveiled the real reason behind Egyptian Muslim activist and preacher Amr Khaled's debated and controversial departure from his home country.
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LARNACA - About 21 activists from 11 countries set sail from Cyprus on Monday to the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli blockade on the impoverished Hamas-ruled territory.
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PARIS- Ahead of the Paris couture shows, top designers have joined a tricky exercise to glam up one of the world's most traditional pieces, the abaya -- the long black overgarment worn by millions of Arab women.
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Beirut - The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person.
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