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March 24, 2015

Obama chief aide says “’Israeli occupation’ of Palestine ‘must end’

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Monday called for the end of the Israel’s “50 year- occupation” of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state...

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March 24, 2015

Jordan to train Syrian tribesmen to fight ISIS

Jordan will train Syrian rebels and tribesmen to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a senior government official revealed on Monday. Jordan’s information minister, Mohammad Al-Momani,...

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March 24, 2015

Israel boycotts UN Human Rights Council session on Gaza war

Israeli representatives remained absent from a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special session on Monday regarding the situation in the Palestinian territories in the aftermath of the Israeli...

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March 24, 2015

Iranian embassy denies Soleimani’s remarks on Jordan

Iran’s embassy in Amman has denied alleged statements attributed to the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC Quds Force), Major General Qassem Suleimani, who was reported as...

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March 24, 2015

Siniora: Hariri ‘reduced to tears’ by Assad comments

Lebanon’s former prime minister, Fouad Siniora, testified before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on Monday recalling how the late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri “sobbed” when he recalled a disastrous...

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March 24, 2015

Kuwaiti police break up opposition protest calling for political reform

Kuwaiti riot police have dispersed hundreds of Kuwaiti opposition activists who gathered outside parliament in the capital Kuwait City to demand the release of political prisoners and press for...

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March 24, 2015

White House will re-examine policy towards Israel even if Netanyahu apologises

White House spokesman Josh Ernest said that the US administration will continue to reconsider its policy towards Israel, “even if Benjamin Netanyahu apologises for his remarks.” Responding to Netanyahu’s...

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March 23, 2015

Al-Sisi gets more billions to squander

The so-called economic conference in Egypt was more like a party held to collect money from the guests. By guests, I mean the donor countries sponsoring both the coup...

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March 23, 2015

The illusion of a peaceful solution in Syria

Is there a possible peaceful solution in Syria? It has been said that politics is the art of the possible; but it cannot be so without the fulfillment of...

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March 23, 2015

Tunis graffiti ignites social debate

The revolution in Tunisia didn’t spread through social media alone. Along with the internet, young Tunisians chose the street walls as the means to express their hope and rage....

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