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February 9, 2016

UN: 20% increase in Israeli checkpoints, roadblocks across the West Bank

Israeli occupation forces established 91 new obstacles to Palestinian freedom of movement across the West Bank in the final quarter of 2015. According to a survey conducted at the...

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February 9, 2016

Human Rights Watch condemns Egyptian justice minister’s comments

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi should condemn recent televised remarks by Egypt’s justice minister that appeared to advocate for the mass killing of Muslim Brotherhood supporters, Human Rights Watch...

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February 9, 2016

Gaza: Reconstruction of 12,000 displaced families’ homes yet to begin

Around 90,000 Palestinians remain displaced in the Gaza Strip, almost 18 months after the ceasefire that ended Israel’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’ offensive in 2014. Furthermore, the reconstruction or repair...

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February 9, 2016

Press freedom group raises concerns about ‘rising pressure’ on journalists in Israel

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed its concern about “rising pressure on journalists in Israel.” In a statement dated February 8, the CPJ said it...

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February 9, 2016

Next onslaught in Gaza: Why the status quo is a precursor for war

It is not true that only three wars have taken place since Hamas won parliamentary elections in 2006 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other wars that were deemed insignificant...

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February 9, 2016

Italy demands justice for student murdered in Egypt

Italy demanded on Monday that Egypt catch and punish those responsible for the death of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured body was found in a roadside ditch in Cairo...

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February 9, 2016

Israel gives up on Dayan as ambassador to Brazil

The Israeli Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee decided on Sunday to cancel the nomination of former settler leader Dani Dayan for the position of Israel’s ambassador to Brazil,...

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February 9, 2016

36 Iranian army officers killed in Syria in 5 days

Three Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers have been killed in Syria, bringing the total number of Iranian officers killed in Syria over the past five days to 36, Iranian media...

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February 9, 2016

Algeria’s president warns his people of ‘dangerous adventures’

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has warned the Algerian people of what he called “dangerous adventures” similar to the experiences that resulted in “chaos and civil wars” in some Arab...

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February 9, 2016

Expert: Tunisia preparing for military action in Libya

A former Brigadier-General in the Tunisian Armed Forces and Head of the Tunisian Centre for Comprehensive Security Studies Mokhtar Ben Nasr has said that military intervention in Libya is...

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