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April 24, 2017

Palestinian and Jewish voices must challenge Israel’s past together

Israel has resorted to three main strategies to suppress Palestinian calls for justice and human rights, including the Right of Return for refugees. One is dedicated to rewriting history;...

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April 24, 2017

Powerful Iraq Shia party splintering following in-fighting

One of Iraq’s most powerful Shia Islamist parties is reportedly suffering from internal infighting that may lead to some of its members breaking off and creating an opposing splinter...

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April 24, 2017

American-Israeli Jew who threatened Jewish centres charged

An 18-year-old American-Israeli Jew who was suspected of being behind a series of bomb threats against Jewish centres has been formally charged by the US Justice Department. Michael Ron...

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April 24, 2017

Algeria slams ‘false’ Moroccan claims about expelled Syrians

Algeria has recalled the Moroccan ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to give “a categorical rejection” of the “serious accusations” formulated by Moroccan authorities over the weekend. Morocco...

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April 24, 2017

Italy: NGOs collaborate with human traffickers in Libya

The Italian prosecutor in Sicily yesterday accused migrant rescue organisations of colluding with human traffickers in Libya. “We have evidence that there are direct contacts between certain NGOs and...

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April 24, 2017

World Book Day marked in memory of Mahmoud Darwish

Fifteen cities around the Middle East marked World Book Day yesterday in memory of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish....

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April 24, 2017

Ex-British diplomat is director of Assad lobbying body

A former British ambassador to Syria who appeared on the BBC to defend the Assad regime following the chemical attack earlier this month had taken a prominent position in...

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April 24, 2017

Tunisian official: Call anti-corruption NGO ‘traitors’

Founding member of the ruling Nidaa Tounes party ordered staff to slander an anti-corruption civil society group. ...

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April 24, 2017

Senior PA delegation in Washington ahead of Abbas-Trump meeting

A senior Palestinian Authority delegation travelled to Washington on Sunday to meet US officials in preparation for a meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and his US counterpart Donald Trump,...

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April 24, 2017

Chechen leader calls on Libya to free Russian sailors

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has urged the visiting Misratan delegation to Moscow to help release Russian sailors seized off the Libyan coast last month. Kadyrov, the controversial leader of...

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