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June 5, 2015

5 Broken Cameras: A picture of resistance

“Don’t worry if you don’t have money for the CDs,” says Emad Burnat, waving towards a pile of signed copies of 5 Broken Cameras. “It’s more important that you...
June 5, 2015

French town names street after late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat

A majority of the town council in La Seyne-sur-Mer, on the Mediterranean coast, has voted in favour of naming one of its streets after late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat....

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June 5, 2015

Egypt refers 216 civilians to military court

A prosecutor in Upper Egypt’s Beni Suef, judge Tamer Al-Khatib, has referred 216 anti-regime protesters in the towns of Wasta, Samasta and Ihnasia to a military court. They are...

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June 5, 2015

Turkey and Jordan to cooperate on nuclear energy

Turkey and Jordan agreed to cooperate on nuclear power for peaceful purposes, Turkey’s official gazette reported on Friday. The 15-year agreement encompasses feasibility studies and research, as well as...

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June 5, 2015

Thousands of Syrian refugees flee to Turkey in 2 days

Turkey’s Minister of Customs and Trade has revealed that more than 3,000 Syrian refugees have crossed the border since Wednesday as they fled from clashes raging between ISIS militants...

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June 5, 2015

UN should put Israel on ‘List of Shame’ for Gaza child deaths, demands HRW

Human Rights Watch urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday to add Israel to its annual “List of Shame” of children’s rights violators. Israel, said the rights organisation, should...

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June 5, 2015

Sisi’s visit to Hungary marred by bad press

This week’s visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Hungary as part of a European tour has generated negative headlines across the country. Center-left newspaper Nepszabadsag ran the...

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June 5, 2015

7,000 Iranian and Iraqi fighters join Assad forces

Thousands of Iranian and Iraqi fighters are reported to have arrived in Syria to defend Damascus and its suburbs, after opposition factions announced their next target will be to...

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June 5, 2015

As Labour rebuilds, beware the revisions of history

Labour’s catastrophic defeat at the general election was obviously surprising. To many people who are committed to a more honest and just approach to British foreign policy in the...

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June 5, 2015

PFLP calls on Abbas to halt security coordination with Israel

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has reiterated its calls for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to halt security coordination with Israel. PFLP political bureau member...

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