The 14 MEE stories that shaped the 2017 news cycle

The juiciest details, documents and unparalleled access we shared with you that interrupted mainstream coverage of the region

A detainee at a centre that MEE gained access to in Zawiya, Libya (MEE/Alessio Romenzi)

1. Trump's 'ultimate deal' seen as ultimatum to Palestinians

Friday 29 December 2017

Just ahead of US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Western diplomats and Palestinian officials gave us details about an 'ultimate deal' that a US team is finalising for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

The Saudis, who have been briefed on the plan and pledged to make $20m payments each month to the Palestinian Authority to make it work, encouraged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to accept the plan.

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