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  • December 25, 2015

    Eleven years of Abbas’s rule and three signs of its end

    At the end of 2015, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will complete 11 years in office, after being elected on 15 January 2005 as the third PA president. This...

    Article

  • December 25, 2015

    Arrested adolescence: on the interrupted development of Palestinian minors in prison

    The Israeli parliament has recently approved a law that allows the sentencing of up to 20 years in prison for Palestinians who throw stones, individuals who are usually minors....

    Article

  • December 24, 2015

    The week in pictures

    Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…...

    Videos & Photo Stories

  • December 24, 2015

    Endless resolutions and dispossession

    Palestine can add yet another approved draft resolution to the list of UN General Assembly attempts to distort Israeli colonial appropriation into a manageable conflict with repercussions. Last Tuesday,...

    Blog

  • December 24, 2015

    When Alaa Al-Aswany emigrates

    “I will emigrate to the Comoros or any distant country to flee your faces, you security agency spies. I really hope to do so.” With this painful sentence, the...

    Article

  • December 24, 2015

    More UK airlines stop flights to Sharm el-Sheikh

    A third UK airline is to cancel all flights to the Egyptian tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Thomson Airways said it was acting on government advice and would extend...

    News

  • December 24, 2015

    Iraqi army to retake Ramadi from Daesh

    Iraqi forces have been advancing towards the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province in western Iraq which has been under Daesh control since May,and are likely to...

    News

  • December 24, 2015

    UN says more than 11,000 Iraqis killed in 2015

    At least 11,118 Iraqis, mostly civilians, were killed in violence across the country this year, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said. According to UNAMI, Baghdad saw most...

    News

  • December 24, 2015

    Coalition intensifies attacks against Houthis in Taiz

    The Saudi-led coalition intensified its attacks against Houthi rebels in the city of Taiz on Tuesday, killing 17 and wounding 22 others. Also read:  Saudi condemns Houthi ceasefire breach...

    News

  • December 24, 2015

    Israel confirms it has not reached an agreement with Turkey

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused Turkey’s request to lift the siege on Gaza, saying to do so would be “impossible” and that the security of Israel is...

    News