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January 14, 2015

France votes to extend air strikes against ISIS

France’s lower house of Parliament voted overwhelmingly yesterday to approve extending French airstrikes against the armed group known as Islamic State (ISIS). As many as 488 deputies voted in...

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January 14, 2015

Europol says up to 5,000 EU nationals joined jihadists

The head of the European police agency Europol, Rob Wainwright, said yesterday that up to 5,000 European nationals have joined the ranks of jihadist militants. “We’re talking about 3,000-5,000...

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January 14, 2015

UN to launch Libyan talks in Geneva despite doubt over participants

The United Nations said it will launch on Wednesday a new round of talks between warring Libyan parties in Geneva, Switzerland in an effort to end the escalating crisis...

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January 14, 2015

Tunisian delegation to visit Libya to find missing journalists

Tunisia announced yesterday that an official delegation will visit Libya to discuss the fate of two Tunisian journalists who have been missing since September after the Libyan branch of...

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January 14, 2015

Leaders from countries that persecute journalists march for freedom of speech in Paris

Around 40 world leaders joined more than one million people in a massive rally in Paris in support of freedom of speech and in honour of the 17 people...

Article
January 14, 2015

Are the cartoonists really saints?

Who can resist the attraction of cartoons? It is a very enjoyable art and it saves us from having to read long analyses. It also opens our eyes to...

Blog
January 14, 2015

Charlie Hebdo: When is ‘terrorism’ not ‘terrorism’?

In the immediate wake of last week’s hideous attacks on the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, a former deputy director of the CIA told the New York...

Article
January 14, 2015

Classified Israeli government report: The boycott will get worse

A classified Israeli government report has claimed that the country’s deteriorating international position will further decline in 2015, with a growth in boycott campaigns. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

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January 14, 2015

Ya’alon: Palestinians will pay higher price if they turn to ICC

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon yesterday warned that Palestinians “do not understand that they will pay a higher price than Israel if they turn to the ICC”, a Palestinian...

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January 14, 2015

Jordan amends bill to avoid blacklisting Hamas

Jordan’s House of Representatives yesterday amended a bill pertaining to financing terrorism, a move seen as an attempt to sidestep labelling the Palestinian movement Hamas as a “terrorist” organisation,...

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