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February 2, 2017

Libya's Sarraj requests more EU support to curb flow of refugees

The head of the UN-backed Libyan government today told top European Union officials the bloc must provide more money and other assistance to secure Tripoli’s help in curbing the...

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February 2, 2017

Changing America’s values: Terrorism’s most prominent victories

The most prevalent beliefs about terrorism, embodied by Al-Qaeda, Daesh and their branches, are still the beliefs that they are seeking to establish an Islamic State or Caliphate, or...

Article
February 2, 2017

Israel opens fire on Gaza fishermen twice in one day

Israeli forces shot live rounds at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of northern Gaza twice today. Head of the fishermen’s union Zakariya Bakr told Ma’an that Israeli naval...

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February 2, 2017

Israel steps up actions against Palestinian prisoners

The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) stepped up punitive measures against Palestinian prisoners in the Ketziot detention centre today, after a Palestinian prisoner attacked an Israeli warden with a razor...

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February 2, 2017

Israeli forces finalise Amona outpost evacuation

The synagogue was the final building which was cleared by security officials...

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February 2, 2017

Hamas: Israel ‘desperate’ to get information on captured soldiers

Palestinian prisoners do not reject the principle of inspections but they refuse the invasion of their privacy and dignity which they will defend fiercely, the director of the Palestinian...

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February 2, 2017

Abbas’ wasted opportunity at the AU Summit

Two contradictory approaches characterised PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the 27th annual summit of the African Union in Rwanda. Prior to the summit, Wafa reported that Abbas intended...

Blog
February 2, 2017

Senior Iran official mocks US threats over missile test as ‘useless’

A top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today that Iran will not yield to “useless” US threats from “an inexperienced person” over its ballistic missile programme....

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February 2, 2017

Mexico demonstrates how a state should stand up for itself; Arab world please note

When Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu jumped into the US-Mexican brawl on 28th January he clearly did not expect the fierce response he got from Mexico. Like his soul...

Commentary & Analysis
February 2, 2017

Syrian opposition rejects UN envoy’s proposal for peace talks

The Syrian opposition yesterday rejected remarks by UN envoy Staffan de Mistura in which he said that he would pick the opposition delegation representatives to the peace talks in...

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