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Analysts of the Israeli occupation of Palestine have long said that the state is moving towards a system of apartheid. This is particularly evident in the West Bank, where...
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This month, Egypt's former President, Mohamed Morsi, was sentenced to death. He was among more than 100 defendants given the death penalty for their role in a mass jailbreak...
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Over the years, the Camp David retreat near Washington has been the site of many talks about peace in the Middle East. It was the venue for the 1978...
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This week, talks will take place between Arab and American leaders, at the presidential retreat of Camp David, near Washington. The summit is designed to strengthen the security relationship...
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Thousands of Ethiopian Jews live in Israel, many of them airlifted into the country secretly in two separate operations in 1984 and 1990 that helped them to escape famine...
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In December 2013, Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, Australian reporter Peter Greste, and Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed were arrested in Cairo. They were convicted of promoting or belonging to a...
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Saudi Arabia's government is hardly known for its dynamism; since most senior roles are filled by members of the royal family there is not a lot of movement and...
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On Thursday, the bodies recovered from the Mediterranean's worst-ever migrant disaster were buried in Malta. There were only 24 coffins, although an estimated 800 people died. None of the...
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It has been nearly a month since a Saudi-led coalition began a bombing campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Since then, around 950 people have died, with nearly 3,500...
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In the early hours of Monday morning, a bomb exploded at the gate of the Moroccan embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. A few hours before that, gunmen...
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On paper, Egypt and Turkey are the ideal allies; they share strong religious, cultural and historical ties. Egypt was part of the Ottoman Empire for five centuries, both countries...
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For the last fortnight, airstrikes by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia have pounded Yemen. The stated aim of the strikes is to attack the Houthi rebels, the mainly...
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In recent weeks, the relationship between Israel and its staunch ally the US has been severely strained. The initial catalyst was Israel's opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran...
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Since Yemen's dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh was ousted in 2012, the country has more or less been defined by unrest. Over the past year, this has accelerated. The Shia...
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Benjamin Netanyahu has been described as the magician of Israeli politics. That reputation appears to be intact after he swept to an unexpected victory in the country's national elections....
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The 31 March deadline for a deal between Iran and six world powers is fast approaching. This latest round of negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme has been ongoing for...
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In January, Syria crossed another milestone: the country overtook Afghanistan to become the biggest source of refugees in the world. After four years of civil war, more than 200,000...
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Ever since Palestine made moves towards joining the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) in early January, it has faced a major backlash. Israel has withheld millions of dollars in...
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Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to accept a Republican invite to address Congress without consulting the White House plunged US-Israel relations to new lows. More than 50 Democratic lawmakers, outraged at...
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The relationship between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) has never been an easy one, but has been in a particularly bad state since last April, when Mahmoud Abbas's...
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When the Zaidi Shia militia group of Houthi rebels seized control of Yemen's presidential palace last month, it was looked upon as a coup d'état. President Abd Rabbu Mansour...
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Ever since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed in 2011, rival militias have been battling for control of Libya. In recent days, the long-running crisis has deepened. On Monday 16 February,...
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With an election looming, the last thing any politician wants is an expenses scandal. Yet that is exactly what has happened in Israel, where a damning report into Prime...
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This March will be the fourth anniversary of the civil war in Syria, which has seen more than 200,000 people killed and 9 million displaced. World leaders called for...
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Israel and the US have a longstanding alliance; political leaders from both countries regularly visit the other for talks and to make speeches. But a speech by Israeli Prime...
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When the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) seized control of huge swathes of Iraq last summer, it was hoped that this grave threat to the country's security might lead...
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The political situation in Yemen has been declining steadily for some months now. On Thursday, 22 January, it collapsed, with the Houthi rebels effectively seizing control of the government...
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At last week's World Economic Forum in Davos, the Egyptian president, Abdul Fatah al-Sisi made a speech about the need for world leaders to unite against the global threat...
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From the very early days of the Syrian war, the American government – along with other western administrations – has taken a strong position on the conflict. It called...
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Is Yemen undergoing a coup? That's what government officials in the country have alleged after a heavy outbreak of fighting in the capital Sanaa. The mainly Shia rebel group,...
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Raif Badawi is a liberal from Saudi Arabia. In 2006, he started a website, Free Saudi Liberals. Intended as a platform for serious political and social debate, it published...
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The Syrian civil war has now been raging for nearly four years. The conflict has killed more than 200,000 people and has displaced nearly half the population of Syria;...