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July 30, 2016

Tight security in Libyan capital amid protests against French intervention

The UN-backed unity government has tightened up security measures in the capital Tripoli amid protests against French military intervention in the war-torn country. The reinforcements came amid protests in...

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July 30, 2016

Blair will have no more mediation opportunities, claims Hamas

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has denied that there is any new role for the former Quartet envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair in mediating with the Israeli...

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July 30, 2016

‘Feasible politics needs powerful resistance,’ insists Meshaal

The leader of the Hamas political bureau has insisted that “feasible politics needs powerful resistance” in order to achieve its goals, Quds Press reported on Friday. Khaled Meshaal made...

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July 30, 2016

Mother of Israeli soldier held in Gaza says he is alive

The mother of Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, one of two captured during Israel’s major 2014 offensive on the Gaza Strip, has said that she has “solid” evidence that her...

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July 30, 2016

UAE ‘funnelled money to Turkish coup plotters’

The United Arab Emirates’ government collaborated with coup plotters in Turkey before the unsuccessful attempt was launched, using exiled Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan as a go-between with the US-based...

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July 30, 2016

Weekly News Roundup – 29th July 2016

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July 29, 2016

The week in pictures

The last 7 days in pictures…...

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July 29, 2016

Erdogan slams US general over post-coup bid comments

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed the U.S. Central Command chief over his remarks following the July 15 failed coup. On Thursday, speaking at the Aspen Security Forum,...

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July 29, 2016

Why does the West love the Gülen movement so much?

In an article for the New York Times, the man behind the recent coup attempt in Turkey, Fethullah Gülen, wrote the following: “At a time when Western democracies are...

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July 29, 2016

Daesh and sectarian Shia militias are equivalent

I was recently invited as a panellist for an event hosted by the Faiths Forum for London to discuss Iraq after Daesh, and potential scenarios for the future of...

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