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During Egypt's 2011 revolution, protestors joined hands and forged a human chain outside the Egyptian museum to protect the ancient artefacts inside. But looters taking advantage of the collapsed...
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This week the most conclusive evidence of Syria's brutal regime was smuggled out of the country, into the hands of leading international lawyers and released to the public; photographs...
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In January the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, told the BBC that sanctions on Iran should be lifted, a sentiment welcomed by Oman but opposed by...
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Seven years ago Iraq's writers would gather in Al-Mutannabi Street, the literary district in Baghdad, sip coffee and consider the latest publications. Named after the classical 10th-century poet, the...
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The military-backed regime in Cairo has not been invited to a summit of African leaders set to take place in Washington this August because Egypt's membership in the African...
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Yesterday Egypt saw its third bloody massacre in the six weeks since their democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi was removed from power by a military coup. A press conference...
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For the last two weeks Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine has been the stronghold of anti-government protests; thousands have gathered in temperatures as low as minus fifteen to express...
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South Africa has announced that it will label products made in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as "made in occupied Palestine" rather than "made in Israel". It...
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In Egypt, General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of the Egyptian armed forces is now the most powerful man in the land. While Hitler and Mussolini were invited, or voted into...
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Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece are enjoying a healthy flow of tourists, thanks to turmoil in the Middle East which has driven holidaymakers away from the Red Sea resorts...
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On Sunday, the world learnt that the detention of Tarek Loubani and John Greyson had been extended by 45 days. The Canadian doctor and filmmaker have been held without...
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Wearing a yellow t-shirt with the familiar Rabaa salute, Egyptian Kung Fu champion Mohammed Youssef stepped up to receive his gold medal at the World Championship in Russia this...
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A new banner advertising a 'constitution for all Egyptians' depicts an unlikely looking collection of people. Standing in a line, from right to left, is a soldier, a man...
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Last week, after an evening pasting 'No to the Constitution' posters to walls in Cairo's downtown Garden City, three volunteers from the Strong Egypt party headed to take a...
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Recently, millions of Egyptians crowded round TV sets in Cairo to watch two presidential candidates debate their country's future. For citizens more used to having a political system imposed...
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In 1896 Theodor Herzl wrote "The Jewish State", a book that was to change the lives of Palestinians forever. Believing that Jews would always be subject to anti-Semitism whilst...
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A 200km barricade being built along the Egypt-Israel border, originally designed to deter illegal immigrants and smugglers from entering Israel, has this week taken on a new significance. In...
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On a warm summer evening in Jerusalem, hundreds of young soldiers gather in the plaza facing the Wailing Wall. They could be teenagers anywhere in the world only they...
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Do Israeli citizens really want an end to the Palestine-Israel conflict that has beset the Middle East for so many years? The findings of a poll conducted by Dialog...
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As the conflict in the Gaza Strip reaches its eighth day, there is no tangible evidence to suggest a truce is imminent. The Israeli military has dropped leaflets over...
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"Assad or we burn the country" said the Syrian dictator from the outset of the revolution. A grim promise made in 2011 that if the demonstrations didn't stop he...
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An all women's motor racing team is not the first subject that springs to mind when imagining a new documentary to come out of the occupied West Bank, yet...
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It begun with about 123 hours of footage, smuggled past suspicious border guards, and Jasper's kitchen floor for a studio: "Terrible for our backs and postures," Matthew explains. As...
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The protests in downtown Amman are a restrained affair and do not compete in size to the millions in Tahrir Square, Cairo. In fact, other than on Fridays, it's...
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In real life Yosri Fouda is relaxed. A warm character with a grey pin stripe suit, he settles down on a brown leather chair in the Frontline Club to...
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Cyber City in the border town of Al-Ramtha, Jordan was once an industrial complex, but since May has become a transit camp for refugees fleeing the terror in Syria....
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It's hard not to notice the biased nature of Israel's justice system. At the end of July the Supreme Court delayed the eviction of Israel's largest settlement, Migron, which...
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Gone are the days of Hosni Mubarak when security officials weathered the storm of terror attacks in Egypt, escaping dismissal and accountability. Mohamed Morsi has this week attempted to...
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The resistance against Israel's occupation took another step forward this week as Canada's largest Protestant church looks likely to go ahead with a planned boycott of products made in...
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It's less than two months since Mohamed Morsi took office in Egypt, yet a group of protesters took to the streets today to demand he step down; the activists...
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On one photo, Syrus from Iran stands on the beach, his arms outstretched and a huge smile across his face. On another, Aval from Israel and Faran from Iran...
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In October 1979 the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the eviction of the illegal settlement of Elon Moreh in the West Bank. Basing its decision on the Hague Convention of...