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New York Times bashes Trump's plan for Israel-Palestine

WASHINGTON, 01 Feb 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: The New York Times editorial board has come out strongly against U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to end the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it the most difficult plan presented thus far "to take seriously." Trump formally rolled out his plan on Tuesday as he faces a bitter impeachment battle, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is also facing charges in three separate graft cases ahead of nationwide elections March 2. "From all appearances, the 'deal of the century,' as it was touted, seemed nothing more than a cynical attempt at a diversion by two politicians in trouble, a sop to their right-wing bases as each leader vies for re-election — Mr. Netanyahu in early March, Mr. Trump in November," the editorial board wrote

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Yemen’s warring parties agree to key prisoner exchange

WASHINGTON, 17 Feb 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a detailed plan to conduct a "large-scale" prisoner exchange, the UN said Sunday.  "This is a step towards the fulfillment of the parties’ commitment to the phased release of all conflict-related detainees according to the Stockholm Agreement," it said in a statement. The key announcement came after seven days of meetings between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels concluded Sunday in Jordan’s capital Amman at which it was decided to immediately begin exchanging lists for the upcoming release. Last month, Jordan hosted a first round of talks between the two sides in hopes of reaching a mutually-acceptable prisoner-exchange agreement. "Today the parties showed us that even with the growing

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Daesh prisoners riot at YPG/PKK-run prison in Syria

AL-HASAKAH, 31 Mar 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: Daesh/ISIS prisoners have staged a rebellion at prison run by the YPG/PKK terror group in northeastern Syria in protest of their conditions, according to local sources on Monday. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the rebellion took place on Sunday at the YPG/PKK-run prison in Geweran district in Al-Hasakah province. The rebellion was quashed with the support of a U.S.-led anti-Daesh coalition, the sources said. A number of Daesh/ISIS prisoners were reportedly injured in the riot. At least 4,500 Daesh terrorists from 54 countries are held in the

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