Environmental Ministry official: Government has maintained complete transparency.

The US objection to the database, he said, is not a reflection of its policy on West Bank settlements.

The report also pointed out that the Palestinian operators remain at a competitive disadvantage because Israeli operators have 3G and 4G capabilities and are able to attract higher- value customers.

The ministry tries to target and engage with social media “influencers,” who have large followings.

Announcement comes at the end of India's Defexpo 2016 exhibition in Goa.

The legislature closed out its winter session with a sleepy atmosphere.

Hanan al-Hroub received the UK-based Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize at a ceremony in Dubai earlier this month for a curriculum she called “No to Violence.”