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February 16, 2017

When Israel and Britain celebrate the historical trauma of Palestinians

After 100 years, Britain seems to be at the same moral stage as it was when UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour wrote to a leader of the British Jewish...

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February 16, 2017

Think-tank: Nominating Livni for senior UN post shows disdain for international law

A Palestinian think-tank, the Council on International Relations (CIR), considered nominating alleged war criminal and former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni for a senior UN position as an “unprecedented...

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February 16, 2017

Saydnaya Prison is not part of a fantasy novel

I have waited long enough before writing about Amnesty International’s report that documents the testimonies of thirteen thousand Syrians who have been through various means of torture of a...

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February 16, 2017

A ‘warm and positive’ meeting between Palestinian president and CIA chief

A Palestinian official revealed that the President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas met with CIA chief Mike Pompeo on Tuesday in Ramallah. The meeting was held without...

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February 16, 2017

French colonisation of Algeria was ‘crime against humanity’, says presidential hopeful

One of France’s presidential hopefuls has called colonisation a “crime against humanity” and “real barbarism” during a visit to Algeria this week. “Colonisation is part of French history,” Emmanuel...

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February 16, 2017

Israel to equip civilian aircraft with new defence systems

Israel’s security services plan to equip civilian aircraft with updated missile defence systems and tighten security measures on board, Quds Press reported on Wednesday. The steps are being taken...

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February 16, 2017

Saudi intercepts three missiles from Yemen Houthis in 24 hours

The Saudi-led coalition has announced that the Saudi Air Defence Forces has intercepted three rockets fired from Yemen in the past 24 hours. The Houthis fired one rocket towards...

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February 16, 2017

Erdogan concludes successful trip to Gulf States

Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan described his trip to the Gulf States as successful as he concluded a tour which included Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Anadolu reported on Wednesday....

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February 16, 2017

HRW: Iran-backed Shia militias destroying Sunni homes in Iraq

Human Rights Watch today accused Iranian-trained Iraqi Shia jihadists battling Daesh of demolishing hundreds of Sunni Arab houses near the city of Mosul, leading to accusations that the paramilitary...

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February 16, 2017

Saudi foreign minister ‘optimistic’ about Middle East crises

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said today that he was optimistic about overcoming the many challenges facing the Middle East and looked forward to working with the administration of...

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