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July 14, 2016

How the Israeli government whitewashes the Gaza blockade

‘Dateline’, a show on Australian television station SBS One, broadcast a report on Tuesday night called ‘The Survivor’s Guide to Gaza’. The segment was based on a week-long visit...

Blog
July 14, 2016

Profile: Prof Richard Falk

Born into a Jewish family in New York in 1930, Richard Falk grew up to become a distinguished academic, author and public speaker. He is now a professor emeritus...

Profiles
July 14, 2016

Bojo is a disaster for the Middle East

Since his surprise appointment as Foreign Secretary yesterday, much has been made of Boris Johnson’s column in the Telegraph. In a particularly disturbing contribution that was penned in the...

Article
July 14, 2016

Islamic State or deviant cult?

The phenomenon of “Islamic State” (Daesh) has surfaced once again following sensational the media reporting of the arrest of four South African Muslims under their country’s anti-terror laws; there...

Article
July 14, 2016

Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinian who was preventing arrest of another

A Palestinian youth was wounded by Israeli forces at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem this morning after he reportedly tried to help another Palestinian...

News
July 14, 2016

Iran working to attract foreign investment

Iran is working to attract direct foreign investments a year after it signed a nuclear deal with world powers that saw the lifting of sanctions. In January, the economic...

News
July 14, 2016

Sadr arrives in Baghdad ahead of Friday’s protests

Shia Iraqi leader Muqtada Al-Sadr arrived in Baghdad, from the Najaf province, where he told his followers to keep their demonstrations peaceful, while the government called on Iraqis to postpone the demonstrations, with security forces...

News
July 14, 2016

Kremlin: Russian strikes in Syria are not retaliation for pilot’s death

The Kremlin has denied reports that its recent actions in Syria have been in retaliation for the killing of a Russian pilot, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said yesterday....

News
July 14, 2016

Palestinians demonstrate in solidarity with hunger striker

Scores of Palestinians took to the streets of the Gaza Strip to show their solidarity with hunger striking prisoner Bilal Kayid who has been held in an Israeli jail...

News
July 14, 2016

Tunisian parties agree on principles for unity government

Nine Tunisian parties and three national organisations signed the Carthage Document which sets out the priorities of the national unity government, at the Carthage Palace yesterday. The document sets...

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