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February 22, 2017

The evidence suggests that the BBC’s reporting on the Syrian conflict is biased

The BBC’s reporting of the Syrian conflict has long yielded protests and complaints from members of the British Syrian community that it is biased in favour of the Assad...

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February 22, 2017

Amnesty: Ill treatment of detainees rife in Middle East

There has been a sharp deterioration of human rights and freedoms across the world, a report by Amnesty International has revealed. Published yesterday, the document said: “2016 saw the...

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February 22, 2017

Opposition leader calls for recognition of Amazigh Moroccans

The secretary general of Morocco’s opposition Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has called for the official recognition of Amazigh Moroccans and their civil rights. Elias Al-Amari made his call...

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February 22, 2017

Abbas criticises Egypt’s decision to host Dahlan conference

Palestinian Authority (PA) President and Fatah Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has rebuked Egypt for allowing his rival, Mohamed Dahlan, to hold a conference in the country, Quds Net reported yesterday....

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February 22, 2017

Saudi pays $10m to rebuild Gaza homes

UNRWA said will be able to complete repair work to all houses in the Gaza Strip which suffered severe partial damage as a resulted of the 2014 Israeli offensive...

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February 22, 2017

Iraq defence minister meets Shia ‘terrorist’ wanted by US

The Iraqi defence ministry has announced that Defence Minister Erfan Al-Hiyali has held meetings with Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, a Shia jihadist and one of the main commanders of the...

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February 22, 2017

Local elections will be start of political reconciliation, says PA

The Palestinian Authority government in Ramallah, which is dominated by Fatah, has called for Hamas to take part in the local elections, saying that its rival’s participation will be...

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February 22, 2017

Israeli writer calls for West Bank to be handed over to Jordan

An Israeli writer called on Tuesday for discussions about handing over the occupied West Bank to Jordan as another possible option for solving the Israel-Palestine conflict, Al-Resalah newspaper has...

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February 22, 2017

Iraq, US bomb airport as Mosul advance continues

The Iraqi military, backed by the airpower of the US-led coalition, began to subject Mosul’s airport to heavy bombardment yesterday, as part of what Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has...

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February 22, 2017

Spokesman for Libya’s Sarraj sacked

Head of the UN-backed Presidency Council (PC) Fayez Al-Sarraj sacked his spokesman Ashraf Al-Tulty today following an embarrassing exchange. Al-Sarraj made the move following a heated argument on French...

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