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March 31, 2016

Collective hunger strikes and Palestinian narratives

Individual hunger strikes of Palestinian prisoners have garnered much attention in the media, which dissipates after an agreement is reached, only to be resurrected again once Israel reneges on...

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March 31, 2016

Egypt bans family visits for 17 jailed Brotherhood leaders

Family members of 17 former Brotherhood leaders and prominent figures have been indefinitely banned from visiting them in Egypt’s infamous Aqrab Prison, relatives reported yesterday. In a statement, the...

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March 31, 2016

Israel prevents 103 Gazans from participating in Palestine Marathon

Israeli authorities prohibited 103 runners from leaving the Gaza Strip today to take part in the Right to Movement Palestine Marathon tomorrow. Nader Halawa, president of the Federation in...

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March 31, 2016

UN: Syrian government obstructing delivery of medical supplies

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien has expressed “serious concerns” about the ongoing exclusion of medical supplies from aid convoys as a...

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March 31, 2016

Libya’s national unity government to begin operating from Tripoli

The head of Libya’s national consensus government Fayez Al-Sarraj yesterday announced that his government will operate from Tripoli, France Press reported. The French agency quoted a source in the...

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March 31, 2016

Lawyers union: Egyptian detainees punished with water deprivation over air ventilation protests

The Lawyers Union for Democratic and Legal Studies has called for political prisoners in Wadi Natrun prison in northern Egypt to be saved, claiming that the prison management has...

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March 31, 2016

UN chief calls Syrian refugees burden to be shared by all

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday appealed to the international community to share the burden of Syrian refugees and to increase cooperation with Syria’s neighbour, noting that these...

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March 31, 2016

Khamenei blasts Rafsanjani following tweets

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticised former President Hashemi Rafsanjani who tweeted last week “the future is in dialogue, not missiles”. “Those who say the future is...

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March 31, 2016

Turkey prepares to receive 72,000 immigrants from Greece

Turkey is preparing to receive 72,000 illegal immigrants who have been deported from Greece. Turkish Akhbar Turkiya newspaper reported that the Immigration Department will construct a centre for the...

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March 31, 2016

Italy warns of ‘consequences’ if Cairo fails to cooperate in Regeni investigation

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has warned the Egyptian authorities of consequences if they do not cooperate with investigations into the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni, Anadolu news...

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