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News from Africa
Al-Azhar University expels 51 students for protesting against military rule
The Egyptian Observatory for Rights and Freedoms (EORF) has condemned the arbitrary decision of Al-Azhar University to expel 51 students for taking part in anti-coup protests.
Court claims no jurisdiction in lawsuit against Egyptian exiles
A court in Egypt has decreed that it has no jurisdiction to rule on a case against journalists supportive of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and other exiles. The defendants in question are currently in Qatar. The court explained its decision on the grounds that the journalists in...
Aboul Fotouh: Morsi is a legitimate, elected president
Chairman of Strong Egypt Party Dr Abdel Monem Aboul Fotouh stressed that Dr Mohamed Morsi is a "legitimate elected leader ousted by a military coup".
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News from the Middle East
Human rights activist arrested in Saudi Arabia
The Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia has reported that its founder, lawyer Waleed Sami Abu Alkhair, was arrested on Tuesday while attending a hearing in his trial.
Israeli PM blames PA for Hebron attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed the Palestinian Authority (PA) for the attack on the Israeli intelligence officer in occupied Hebron which took place earlier this week, Israeli media reported.
UAE foreign minister hails 'strategic' relations with Iran
Iran is a "strategic partner" to the UAE and the international community should continue to lift the sanctions imposed on it, the country's Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed said.
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News from Europe and Russia
New EU restrictions on Egyptian agricultural exports
The EU Commission in Brussels has issued a new decision to double check the Egyptian agricultural exports to countries within the EU.
Morocco sentences British paedophile to 20 years in prison
A Moroccan Criminal Court sentenced on Tuesday a British man to 20 years in prison on charges of attempting to kidnap and rape three minors, a judicial source reported.
Labour Party leader Ed Miliband: The basis of the success of negotiations is the recognition of a Palestinian state
The basis for the success of the negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis depends on Israeli recognition of a viable independent Palestinian state, living side by side with the State of Israel, the leader of the British Labour Party and opposition Ed Miliband said.
EU: Syrian elections 'parody of democracy'
EU Foreign Affairs Ministers said on Monday that the planned Syrian elections would be a "parody of democracy" if carried out only in areas under the regime's control.
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News from Asia, the Americas, & International Organisations
New campaign seeks to suspend Israel's FIFA membership
American and Arab sports activists in the United States have launched the Red Card Israeli Racism campaign calling for Israel to be expelled from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on the grounds of Israel's repeated violations of Palestinian athletes' rig...
US should save Egypt from a looming solvency crisis, think tank
A report by the Council on Foreign Relations suggested that Egypt is close to experiencing an economic deadlock and that the US must intervene to rescue Egypt from impending insolvency.
Carter says Israel possesses more than 300 nuclear warheads
Israel possesses more than 300 nuclear warheads, former US President Jimmy Carter told MSNBC last week.
US angry with Israel's 'neutrality' over Ukrainian crisis
US officials expressed anger over Israel's policy of "non-interference" with the Russian annexation of the Crimea; Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported.
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Latest In-Depth Articles
Nabi Saleh breaks the military siege
For three days, a small village in the West Bank, Nabi Saleh, was subjected to a military siege imposed by the Israeli Occupation Forces as a form of collective punishment. On Saturday 12th of April, the IOF imposed the blockade after declaring it to be a "closed military area". All the main entrances to Nabi Saleh were closed and anyone who attempted to enter or leave the village was attacked, regardless of the threat they represented. Just before the siege, Sarak, the Israeli military unit in position and known for its ruthlessness, announced its intention to "impose law and order by suppressing any form of terrorism". This was a senseless statement considering the fact that since 2009 Nab...
The Palestinian cause needs an active Turkish government
We have to be optimistic that the Arab Spring uprooted tyranny in at least some countries, and while the Palestinians are being criticised for showing their joy at the results of the Turkish municipal elections, it is enough for us that the Zionist media described the Turkish vote as a "disaster" for Israel.
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MEMO Commentary & Analysis
The EU and Middle East democracy
Is there any difference between the forthcoming presidential elections in Egypt and Syria? The Europe Union apparently believes that there is. While the EU has dismissed the Syrian process as a "parody of democracy", the European High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, conveyed an entirely different outlook on the election in Egy...
DEBATE by Ben White
The real delegitimisation: Apartheid Israel targets Palestinian citizens' political activism
Last week, Palestinian activist Muhammad Kanaaneh was due to address Tel Aviv University students at an event marking Land Day , a commemoration of the bloody state repression of anti-land expropriation protests in 1976. However, following pressure by right-wing Zionist activists, university authoriti...
INQUIRY by Asa Winstanley
Israel's doomed 'lawfare' strategy
A report in the Jewish Chronicle last week stated that a "secret conference" had been held in London whose aim was to combat the "delegitimization of Israel". The three-day event was reportedly held amid heavy security and was attended by representatives of Israel's spy agencies and by Israeli Strategic...
