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May 23, 2016

What about anti-Semitism in Israel?

In its quest to deny charges of anti-Semitism within its institutions, the British Labour party has fired some of its senior members because they have criticised Israel’s behaviour and...

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May 23, 2016

Erdoganism and Turkey’s new prime minister

Turkey’s new prime minister is now Binali Yildirim, the former transportation minister. As an engineer, his competence in more technical roles was in little doubt, but some have been...

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May 23, 2016

Syrian security sources: 60,000 died in prisons

At least 60,000 people have died as a result of torture and ill-treatment in Syrian prisons since the outbreak of the unrest in the country five years ago, the...

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May 23, 2016

Egypt approves customs agreement with Russia

The Egyptian Plan and Budget Committee has approved a customs agreement with Moscow. Egypt’s Customs Authority Commissioner, Magdi Abdul Aziz, said that Russia was still imposing taxes on Egyptian...

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May 23, 2016

French PM in Israel and Palestine to push peace initiative forward

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls began a visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday in support of France’s peace initiative. Valls denied reports that Paris had...

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May 23, 2016

Netanyahu, Lieberman discuss death penalty for Palestinian prisoners

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of Yisrael Beitenu Avigdor Lieberman are nearing a deal to execute Palestinians involved in fighting the occupation, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported yesterday....

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May 23, 2016

Merkel hopeful about refugee deal with Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated that she is still optimistic regarding the success of the EU-Turkish deal on refugees, German daily Allgemeine Zeitung reported yesterday. According to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed...

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May 23, 2016

Taliban denies US claims that leader was killed

Washington announced yesterday that it killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a drone attack in Pakistan on Saturday, claims denied by the Taliban, Al Jazeera reported. Speaking on...

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May 23, 2016

‘Lebanon is ready for parliamentary elections’

The Lebanese interior ministry is ready to “conduct parliamentary elections on time”, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed yesterday reported Minister Nohad El Machnouk saying. He noted that reaching a deal on the...

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May 23, 2016

British historian boycotts prestigious Israeli award

British historian Catherine Hall has turned down a prestigious Israeli award, citing political reasons. Hall, a feminist historian and Professor of Modern British Social and Cultural History at University...

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