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March 18, 2015

UK: Championing human rights while creating conflict?

Last week, the small English town of Farnborough hosted the Security and Policing Event. It was a commercial festival for human rights abusers wanting to get their hands on...

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March 18, 2015

Egyptian mum dresses like a man to support her family

An Egyptian mother who dressed as a man for 43 years to support her daughter after the death of her husband was labelled the “ideal mother” of Luxor governorate...

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March 18, 2015

If I were a Palestinian I'd be pleased with Netanyahu's victory

Benjamin Netanyahu has won a resounding electoral victory despite the fact that he has become a caricature of Israeli rejectionists and the best efforts of “anyone but Bibi” political...

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March 18, 2015

What will another four years of Netanyahu mean for Israel?

Benjamin Netanyahu has been described as the magician of Israeli politics. That reputation appears to be intact after he swept to an unexpected victory in the country’s national elections....

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March 18, 2015

Egyptian army to complete buffer zone with Gaza

Egyptian forces have been continuous in their work to expand the military buffer zone in Sinai along with the 15 kilometre border with the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Qudsnet reported...

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March 18, 2015

Are there no wise men left in Egypt?

Many Egyptians are asking this question; Egyptians who are reading the current political scene in their country through eyes devoid of any partisan or political affiliation or any bias...

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March 18, 2015

Kurds mark 27 years since chemical attack amid fresh allegations of chlorine gas

Twenty-seven years ago on Monday, an estimated 5,000 Kurds perished in one of the world’s worst chemical attacks. In 1988, the Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq, close to...

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March 18, 2015

The transcendence of religion over politics: Lessons from Egypt

I must begin by stating that any critical approach to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt must be accompanied by an important correction of the impression promoted by its opponents...

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March 18, 2015

Muslim scholars call for Yemenis to support President Hadi

International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) yesterday called for the Yemenis to support President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, warning them against appealing to external powers to help them, alamatonline.net...

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March 18, 2015

UK Minister: We should not be 'hasty' to judge new Israeli government’s policies

Today was the last chance before UK elections on 7 May for MPs to raise the issue of Palestine in the House of Commons. UK government action is crucial...

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