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News from the Middle East
Gaza's power plant shuts down
Gaza's only power plant closed yesterday as a result of financial disputes with the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority over fuel tax, according to the Hamas-run Electricity Authority.
Saudi woman to get 200 lashes after being raped
A woman who was violently gang raped in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail after being found guilty of indecency and talk to the media.
Official data: most Palestinian workers have no contract, paid less than Israelis
The number of Palestinians from the West Bank working in the Israeli economy has doubled in the past four years. The new official Israeli data also confirms a significant wage disparity between Israeli and Palestinian employees.
Report: Arab women paid higher than men
Arab women receive higher wages than men, a report released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics to mark International Women's Day which falls on 8 March revealed.
Israel demolished 50 Arab homes in the Negev since start of year
Israeli police forces demolished four homes in the Arab village of Sauda in the Negev on Wednesday, bringing the number of homes that have been razed in the Negev since the beginning of this year to approximately 50, according to Suleiman Abu Obeid, a spokesman for Al-Naqab Assoc...
Google Play removes Gaza game
In response to Israeli pressure Google Play has removed the Gaza Man game.
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News from Africa
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing to allow entry of two dead women
The Egyptian authorities yesterday opened the Rafah crossing to allow the bodies of two women who died in an Egyptian hospital to enter Gaza, a senior Palestinian official said.
Amnesty condemns escalating violations in Egypt’s prisons
Amnesty International condemned repeated cases of death as a result of torture in Egyptian detention centres which resulted in the killing of three detainees in the past week in El-Matareya police station, Cairo.
Egypt, Russia sign military cooperation agreement
Russia and Egypt signed a military- technological cooperation agreement, the Russian defence ministry said yesterday.
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News from Europe and Russia
Spain ready to join Muslim countries to confront terrorism
Spain is ready for military, judiciary and intelligence cooperation with Muslim countries to confront terrorism, the Anadolu Agency reported the country's prime minister as saying.
Seminar: The politics of reconstruction in Gaza
The politics of Gaza's reconstruction was the topic of discussion at the UK House of Lords yesterday in a seminar jointly organised by Middle East Monitor and the Europal Forum.
UK watchdog bans Israeli government tourism ad
An Israeli government tourism ad has been banned by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading readers about the status of Jerusalem.
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News from Asia, the Americas, & International Organisations
Haaretz: Israeli ambassador is persona non grata to US administration
Israel's Haaretz newspaper said that the US views the Israeli ambassador to American, Ron Dermer, as a persona non grata due to his role in coordinating a controversial speech delivered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress two days ago.
Netanyahu's popularity rises after US speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has potentially achieved one more seat in Parliament following his speech in the United States according to a poll conducted by the Israeli television channel Channel 2.
Kerry: Demanding Iran’s defeat not the way to conclude a nuclear deal
Demanding Iran's capitulation is no way to get a nuclear deal with it, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned yesterday.
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Latest In-Depth Articles
Will the police state return to Tunisia?
Perhaps the key gain of the Tunisian revolution was the fall of the police state established under Ben Ali's regime. It lasted a quarter of a century and centred on the security establishment, which played a role in documenting and monitoring every minute detail of events and occ...
Why did Ennahda accept an unequal partnership?
Many observers (not to mention adversaries) in Tunisia and abroad who are not very familiar with the Tunisian scene were puzzled and even shocked at the behaviour of Ennahda's leaders as they accepted a partial and limited participation – described by some of them as "demeaning" ...
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MEMO Commentary & Analysis
A perfect gift for Egypt's failing regime
The callous murder of 21 Copts in Libya over the weekend was a welcome gift to the military-led regime in Egypt. Like the senseless killings in Paris, it offered an opportunity for the government in Cairo to present itself as a deserving and credible partner in the great "war on ...
DEBATE by Ben White
Israel is losing the debate - in more ways than one
Last night, I participated in a debate at the Cambridge Union on 'This House Believes Israel is a Rogue State.' Speaking alongside Ghada Karmi and Norman Finkelstein for the proposition, the motion was carried by 51 percent to 19 percent - with a 7 percent swing from the pre-debate vote.
INQUIRY by Asa Winstanley
Spy Cables show America's hypocrisy on Hamas
The publication by Al Jazeera and The Guardian this week of a cache of cables leaked from the files of the South African intelligence services has been enlightening.
