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April 1, 2016

Alternative activism with Palestine Remix

Middle East Monitor yesterday hosted an event with Palestine Remix to shed light on the pro-Palestine activism in the age of instantaneous information and technology. Speakers introduced the project...

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April 1, 2016

Saleh fails to convince Houthis to form government

Deposed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s efforts to convince the Houthis to form a joint government have failed due to the group’s commitment to the “constitutional declaration” and its...

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April 1, 2016

French foreign minister calls for military assistance in Libya

French Foreign Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, called for the international community to be prepared to help the new unity government in Libya in the event that it asks for support....

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April 1, 2016

Turkey calls for international community to uphold its refugee pledges

Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Naci Koru called on the countries that had pledged to resettle Syrian refugees to live up to their promises. “We listened in the conference to...

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April 1, 2016

Appeal of former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide rejected

The Cairo Criminal Court yesterday rejected an appeal filed by Mohammed Mahdi Akef, the former supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, against a two year prison sentence handed down...

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April 1, 2016

Israel to expand fishing zone off parts of Gaza coast

Israeli authorities officially yesterday announced their decision to expand the Gaza Strip’s fishing radius to nine miles from the current six. Yoav Mordechai, coordinator of government activities in the...

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April 1, 2016

Europe’s dirty deal with Turkey is making the vulnerable more vulnerable

The situation in Idomeni in Greece is worsening by the hour as desperation mounts over inhumane European border policies. People are fighting amongst themselves and against the police. Some...

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April 1, 2016

The week in pictures

The last 7 days in pictures....

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April 1, 2016

Egyptian court sentences 96 activists to three years in prison

An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced 96 activists to three years in prison on charges of “violence and demonstrating”. A legal source who preferred to remain unnamed told the Anadolu...

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April 1, 2016

Libyan scholar calls on unity government and its opponents to reconcile

A member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Libyan scholar Dr Ali Sallabi has called on the Libyan national unity government and its opponents to resort to dialogue...

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