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News from Africa
Egypt exploits El-Nahda Dam issue to calm its own crises
An Ethiopian official has accused the Egyptian government of trying to make use of his country's El-Nahda Dam project on the Nile for "calming its internal crises". Dmqa Mekonnen stressed that the success of the dam, however, depends on its people, not on "the [unidentified] ende...
Egypt's Moussa believes the Muslim Brotherhood has political future
Egypt's former presidential candidate Amr Moussa said yesterday that Egypt's political leaders should leave the door open for the banned Muslim Brotherhood to return to political life if they accept the new Egyptian constitution.
Al-Ghannouchi tries to bring Libyan parties together for national dialogue
Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghannouchi, the head of the Islamic Tunisian movement Ennahda, revealed on Tuesday that he is currently overseeing mediation efforts between the Libyan parties that aim to resolve the country's political and security impasse.
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News from the Middle East
Iran's Rouhani visits Oman to discuss bilateral ties
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani began a two-day visit to the Sultanate of Oman, the closest gulf state to Tehran among the GCC countries, to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries with Sultan Qaboos Bin Said; an official source said yesterday.
Al-Sisi visits UAE to discuss future of political and security situation
Field Marshal Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi, the leader of the military coup and Egypt's Defence Minister, arrived in the UAE yesterday to start an official visit of the country.
Political rift widens between Iraq's prime minister and Sadrists
The political rift between Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada Al-Sadr has widened in recent days.
Al-Maliki, who has been trying to calm the security situation in the Anbar province, faces a wave of protests from supporters of the Sadrist...
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News from Europe and Russia
Netanyahu to pressure UK prime minister on Middle East issues
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to exert much effort to persuade British Prime Minister David Cameron of the Israeli narrative about the Iranian and Palestinians issues, Israeli Radio Reshet Bet reported on Wednesday.
Amnesty International: Syrian regime committing war crimes by starving people to death
The Syrian regime carried out war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinian and Syrian civilians in Yarmouk, in the outskirts of Damascus, an Amnesty International report revealed.
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News from Asia and the Americas
UN Peace envoy urges investigation into the killing of Palestinians
The United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process James W. Rawley expressed concern about the processes that led to the killing of three Palestinians in separate security related incidents in the West Bank in less than 24 hours noting that two of the...
Malaysia reaffirms solidarity with Palestine
This is what Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib told the prime minister of the Palestinian government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, via telephone on Tuesday.
According to a Palestinian statement, Haniyeh expressed his deep sadness for the unfortunate incident of the...
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Latest In-Depth Articles
One Year On: The campaign to end Ben & Jerry's complicity with Israel's occupation
On 13 March 2013, Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel (VTJP) launched an international campaign calling on Ben & Jerry's, an iconic leader of the socially responsible business community, to stop marketing, catering and selling ice cream in Israel's illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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MEMO Commentary & Analysis
This new axis to defeat the Brotherhood will go the way of the old
They originated in different capitals but all were linked by a common cause: Egypt's proscription of Hamas "activities" on its territory; Israel's announcement that it intercepted an Iranian ship laden with missiles "intended for the Gaza Strip"; the withdrawal of three GCC countries' ambassadors from Qatar; and Saudi Arabia's classification of the...
Latest Photo Stories
Israeli forces crackdown on Palestinian protesters, detain at least 13
Palestinian youths express anger against Israeli aggression in Jerusalem
Gazan student shows that necessity is the mother of all inventionsBooks by MEMO Publishers
DEBATE by Ben White
Spring in the step of BDS, as a worried Israel plans pushback
The first quarter of 2014 has been an interesting time for the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) campaign, with a number of promising developments - particularly in Europe - and indications that the Israeli government is taking the 'threat' posed by boycott initiatives more seriously than before.
ACTIVISM by Dr Sarah Marusek
Israeli apartheid week takes US campuses by storm
Throughout the months of February and March, students and activists around the world are organising activities for Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), which aims "to educate people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system" and to build support for the "Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) cam...
INQUIRY by Asa Winstanley
Israel's love-in with Europe's new Nazis
With an acting government in power in Ukraine, Channel 4 News last night reported from Kiev on some of the latest developments. This included an interview with Right Sector leader Dmyiro Yarosh .
