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January 28, 2016

PA denies meeting Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Spokesman of the Palestinian Authority (PA) security services Adnan Al-Damiri yesterday denied reports of a Palestinian-Israeli meeting held in Jerusalem, Quds Press reported. MEMO fact sheet: Palestinian security cooperation...

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January 28, 2016

Egypt: Foreign oil companies not threatening to pull out over unpaid debts

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum spokesman Hamdi Abdel Aziz yesterday denied reports published in local newspapers about threats made by four oil companies to withdraw their investments if the government...

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January 28, 2016

UN chief blasts Netanyahu for cherry-picking from speech

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday sharply rejected Israel’s prime minister’s accusation that he encouraged terror by saying it was human nature for oppressed people to react to occupation....

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January 28, 2016

Algeria’s Salvation Front: President Bouteflika security changes unrelated to political reform

A senior member of Algeria’s Islamic Salvation Front Sheikh Ali Belhadj has said the security changes introduced by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika have no political significance and nothing to do...

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January 27, 2016

Revealed: The Gulf business tycoons backing the Conservative Middle East Council

British and Arab businessmen with strong commercial interests in Saudi Arabia are key funders of the Conservative Middle East Council, a Westminster body which has become increasingly vocal in...

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January 27, 2016

Israeli court rejects request for hunger striker’s release

The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down a petition lodged by an NGO requesting the release from administrative detention of Palestinian hunger-striker Muhammad Al-Qeaq. “The court rejected a petition...

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January 27, 2016

Attacking churches in Palestine: An Israeli policy since 1948

Israeli documents have revealed that the Israeli army deliberately adopted a policy based on the destruction, vandalism and harm of the sanctity of churches in Palestine, during and after...

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January 27, 2016

What we forget about the Kindertransport

Today Britain marks the 71st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest of the Nazi death camps. We remember Britain’s response to the Jewish refugees and look at...

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January 27, 2016

Amnesty International condemns Iran’s plans to execute 160 minors

Amnesty International slammed Iran in a new report for its plans to execute 160 minors, stressing that the move “reveals Tehran’s hypocrisy”. The watchdog said in a report published...

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January 27, 2016

Danish Parliament approves controversial refugee legislation

Danish lawmakers voted Tuesday in favour of controversial legislation empowering authorities to seize cash and valuables from asylum seekers to pay for their upkeep. The law was passed in...

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