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November 29, 2016

‘Inappropriate’ Moroccan show encourages domestic violence victims to cover up bruises

A public television station in Morocco has apologised after it broadcast a programme teaching women how to cover up bruises from domestic violence with makeup. The programme, called “Sabahiyate”...

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November 29, 2016

Protests against rising retirement age in Algeria

Algerians took to the streets over the weekend to protest against newly-introduced reforms to push the retirement age to 60. The plans are to be debated in parliament this...

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November 29, 2016

Abbas-Dahlan conflict and possibilities of winning and losing

Fatah is at a serious turning point with the escalation of conflict between its two main poles: the movement’s President, Mahmoud Abbas, and ousted leader Mohammed Dahlan. This comes at...

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November 29, 2016

Guantanamo prisoner exposes Saudi ‘rehabilitation centre’ as a scam

According to a document that has recently been declassified, Saudi Arabia’s famous rehabilitation centre for jihadists is in fact counterproductive and has done more to radicalise former Guantanamo Bay...

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November 29, 2016

Syrian offensive on Aleppo prompts calls for UNSC meeting

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault today called for an immediate United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo, which has been...

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November 29, 2016

Jerusalem municipality poised to grant settler group new building permits

Israeli authorities will discuss tomorrow new building permits for projects managed by the right-wing settler-run group Elad, located in Abu Tor. According to NGO Ir Amim, the Jerusalem municipality’s...

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November 29, 2016

HRW criticises new Egyptian bill which further regulates NGOs

Human Rights Watch has urged Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to not approve a draft bill that will further regulate civil society, the group said in a statement yesterday. Egypt’s...

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November 29, 2016

Netanyahu: Israel will be taken to court over settlements

Israel could be held accountable for its illegal settlements at the International Criminal Court if it passes a bill legalising them, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned. Israel is expected...

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November 29, 2016

16,000 displaced in Aleppo

Up to 16,000 people have been displaced in Syria’s Aleppo, reported Reuters. Quoting the United Nations humanitarian chief and relief coordinator Stephen O’Brien, Reuters reported that intense attacks on...

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November 29, 2016

UK urged to address Egyptian human rights record

An Egyptian human rights watchdog has urged the British Parliament and the Foreign Affairs Select Committee members to raise the issues of the lack of transparency and violations of...

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