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February 22, 2016

Egypt’s low ranking police officers protest arrest of colleagues

Scores of low-ranking Egyptian police officers protested on Sunday the arrest of seven of their colleagues in front of the Security Directorate in Sharqiyah province. Egyptian media reports said...

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February 22, 2016

Lebanese Justice Minister resigns, cites Hezbollah domination

Lebanese Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi resigned from the cabinet yesterday over what he said was political rival Hezbollah’s domination of the state and government. “Lebanon is going through one...

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February 22, 2016

Germany to train Tunisian, Libyan forces to fight Daesh

Germany is to send troops to Tunisia to train the Tunisian army and possibly to train the Libyan army in its fight against Daesh, Bild am Sonntag reported yesterday....

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February 22, 2016

Jordanians demand UN action over Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner

Jordanian civil society groups protested Sunday outside the United Nations headquarters in Amman, demanding action towards the release of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Muhamaad Al-Qeeq. Al-Qeeq, a journalist, is being...

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February 22, 2016

Why resort to ground intervention in Syria?

For months now, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubair has been repeating his government’s position on the Syrian crisis: there is no future for Bashar Al-Assad as president. Riyadh favours...

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February 22, 2016

Israel, US begin joint drill on ballistic missile defence

Israel and the US started a joint exercise on Sunday focusing on defence against the threat of ballistic missiles, the Israeli army said. It is the eighth time the...

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February 22, 2016

Tory moves to curb Israel boycotts will fail

Last week the government made an announcement intended to intimidate supporters of Palestinian rights. It was trailed in the media as a “ban” on boycotts of Israel, which The...

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February 22, 2016

Saudi: 32 charged with spying for Iran

A network of 32 suspects attended a hearing in the Specialised Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia yesterday charged with spying for Iran, pro-Saudi news network Al-Arabiya reported. They include...

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February 22, 2016

20,000 Palestinian homes received demolition orders in occupied Jerusalem

Israeli authorities have issued more than 20,000 demolition orders since the start of the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem, Quds Net reported yesterday. Also read: Israel demolishes Palestinian primary school...

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February 22, 2016

Palestinian refugees struggle to escape conscription in regime controlled areas of Syria

Palestinian refugees in areas controlled by Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria are struggling to escape conscription and often have little choice but to join the regime’s forces, Task Group...

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