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  • May 12, 2017

    Criticism of Israel forces ex-UK MP to stand as an independent

    A former British member of parliament who was suspended for criticising Israel will be standing as an Independent in next month’s general election after being deselected by his party....

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  • May 12, 2017

    Iraq signs contracts with US mercenaries to protect trade routes

    In a further sign of the Iraqi military’s inability to maintain security within the country’s own borders, the Iraqi government has signed a contract with US mercenaries, also known...

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  • May 12, 2017

    Who’s fighting the war in Yemen?

    The war in Yemen is now being fought by numerous armed groups fuelled by sectarian tension and geopolitical influences to shape the future of the country’s government. In March...

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  • May 12, 2017

    40 South African officials to hold hunger strike in support of Palestinian prisoners

    More than 40 South African ministers, government officials, activists and personalities are to launch a 24 hour hunger strike in support of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails who...

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  • May 12, 2017

    Daesh executes 17 families in Mosul

    An Iraqi army officer said yesterday that Daesh had executed 17 families in Mosul while trying to flee areas under the group’s control. An officer in the Nineveh Operations...

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  • May 12, 2017

    Mahmoud Abbas goes to Washington

    Last week Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas was received at the White House by US President Donald Trump. The whole thing was an entirely pointless spectacle – a meeting...

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  • May 12, 2017

    3 mass graves found in Iraq

    The Iraqi government found three mass graves yesterday containing the remains of individuals executed by Daesh in the Anbar province, in the west of the country. Head of the...

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  • May 12, 2017

    Finland to feature drowned Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi on currency

    Finland has decided to print a picture of a Turkish policeman as he carries Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi, who drowned as his family made the perilous journey to Europe...

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  • May 12, 2017

    Israel bans Haniyeh from leaving Gaza

    Israel informed Egypt yesterday that it should prevent Hamas’ new chief, Ismail Haniyeh, from moving “freely” from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, Israel’s Walla news site reported. The message...

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  • May 12, 2017

    Israel plans to build 28,000 settlement units

    Israel plans to build 28,000 new settlement units in occupied Jerusalem over the next decade, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported yesterday. The newspaper reported that this agreement, which includes building...

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