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November 18, 2014

Holland condemns Israeli escalations in East Jerusalem

The Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen stressed her country’s rejection of the recent Israeli escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Speaking during her meeting...

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November 18, 2014

Netanyahu cancels emergency meeting on holding early elections

As differences escalate among the members of Israel’s coalition government, Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled an emergency party meeting to discuss the possibility of...

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November 18, 2014

Egypt decides to expand buffer zone with Gaza to 1 kilometre

Egyptian authorities have decided to expand a controversial buffer zone with the Gaza Strip from 500 to 1,000 metres, Arabs 48 news website reported on Monday. Egypt’s official news...

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November 18, 2014

Badie trial to restart today

Cairo Criminal Court will today resume hearing the defence case in the trial of Dr Mohamed Badie, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and his deputy, Khairat Al-Shater and 15...

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November 18, 2014

EU calls on Israel to respect Palestinian holy sites

The EU expressed deep concerns on Monday over the latest wave of tensions in occupied Jerusalem and called on Israel to respect Palestinian holy sites, Anadolu news agency reported....

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November 18, 2014

Egyptian court jails 20 Morsi supporters

Twenty pro-Morsi activists were sentenced to between one and 25 years in jail yesterday. An Egyptian court convicted the defendants on charges of rioting during a protest in support...

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November 17, 2014

Gazans living amongst the rubble

Life in Shujaya, Gaza, is still very difficult. Residents are living between demolished houses, surrounded by rubble. They have nothing to protect them from the elements as winter approaches....

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November 17, 2014

George Orwell frightens Al-Sisi's regime

Egypt is living a black comedy. Every day a new play is shown and it displays the farce and illogical incidents occurring in the country. The most recent of...

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November 17, 2014

Next Gulf Cooperation Council summit scheduled to take place in Doha

According to Anadolu news agency, the Gulf countries have agreed to hold the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha following a surprise summit that was held in...

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November 17, 2014

UAE's description of Brotherhood as a 'terrorist group' a foregone conclusion

The UAE’s categorisation of the organisation as a terrorist group is “a foregone conclusion that is not surprising and will not affect the future of the group”, Ibrahim Munir,...

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