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January 20, 2017

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard expands its economic empire in Syria

Syrian opposition groups have condemned the country’s new economic deal with Iran, which will see entities close to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rewarded handsomely with lucrative energy,...

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January 20, 2017

Former Moroccan minister says return to African Union does not mean recognition of Western Sahara

The ex-Foreign Minister of Morocco, Saad Eddine Othmani, said on Thursday that parliament’s adoption of the African Union Charter as a prelude to rejoining the bloc after 32 years...

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January 20, 2017

The Muslim Brotherhood is caught in Trump’s twilight zone

The news today is that the United States of America has a new President in Donald Trump. Beyond that, the world of fact and fantasy has collided to create...

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January 20, 2017

Israel evades signing of minority rights charter, claims EU official

A senior European official has accused Israel of evasion by not signing the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages so as not to be held accountable before EU...

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January 20, 2017

PA official warns against Israeli annexation of illegal settlement

A senior Palestinian official warned on Thursday that if Israel goes ahead and annexes the illegal settlement of Ma’ale Adumim built on Palestinian land, the Palestinian Authority will put...

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January 20, 2017

How Tunisia survived its own revolution – and the questions that remain

Six years ago, in a small Tunisian provincial town called Sidi Bouzid, an errant merchant named Mohamed Bouazizi stood outside a police station, poured kerosene over his frail body...

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January 20, 2017

Israel Army Radio fires host after expressing Palestine empathy

Israel’s Army Radio fired one of its presenters yesterday afternoon after she expressed empathy with a Palestinian Bedouin man who was shot and killed by the Israel Defence Forces,...

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January 20, 2017

US responsible for one third of international arms trade

The United States has topped the list of countries that trade in arms followed by rival Russia, an annual report issued by major think tank the Stockholm International Peace...

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January 20, 2017

Parliamentary petition urges Israel lobby inquiry

A new, Parliament-hosted petition is urging an official inquiry into the activities of the Israeli embassy and its lobbying efforts in Westminster. The petition, titled ‘Inquiry into Israel influencing...

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January 20, 2017

A sad time for Morocco’s nascent democracy

While the Moroccan public are increasingly irritated at the obstacles delaying the formation of the second post-2011 government, the three-month political void does little to reward voters’ perseverance on...

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