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March 16, 2017

London Book Fair: Promising future for Middle East publishing

The three-day London Book Fair came to a close today, with Middle Eastern publishers and writers making a strong showing for the region, making their presence felt and scooping...

Reviews
March 16, 2017

US, Sudan resume military ties after 24-year hiatus

The US and Sudan today announced the resumption of military relations following more than two decades of suspension. “We consider this the real beginning of military cooperation between our...

News
March 16, 2017

China, Saudi sign $65bn in deals

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman oversaw the signing of deals worth as much as $65 billion on the first day of a visit to Beijing today, as the world’s largest...

News
March 16, 2017

UAE jails journalist for damaging its reputation

Jordanian journalist Tayseer Al-Najjar has been sentenced to three years in prison followed by deportation for damaging the reputation of the state, a court in the UAE ruled yesterday....

News
March 16, 2017

German newspaper backtracks after listing Netanyahu as a ‘crazy world leader’

A German newspaper was forced to remove the name of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a list of the world’s craziest leaders following diplomatic pressure. Hamburger Morgenpost had...

News
March 16, 2017

Israeli airstrikes damage electricity supplies in Gaza

Israeli forces conducted two airstrikes in the besieged Gaza Strip late last night, damaging the coastal enclave’s already tenuous electricity infrastructure. Local sources reported that two Israeli missiles landed...

News
March 16, 2017

The concept of ‘irrelevance’ in Moshe Ya’alon’s rhetoric

In a meeting with journalists this week, former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon adopted a candidly hypocritical attitude with regard to the various forms of colonial violence inflicted upon...

Blog
March 16, 2017

Richard Gere: Settlements are an ‘absurd provocation’

American actor and humanitarian activist Richard Gere has described illegal Israeli settlement “an absurd provocation”, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported on Sunday. In an interview with the paper, Gere said:...

News
March 16, 2017

More royal than the king: An encounter with French Zionism

From those who are willing to legitimise killing and torture in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the fabrication of lies and false accusations to intimidate their opponents...

Article
March 16, 2017

Algeria: There are no journalists imprisoned in the country

Algerian Minister of Communication, Hamid Grine has disputed the content of the latest EU report on press freedom in Algeria. Broadcast on the eve of the meeting in Brussels on...

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