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November 20, 2014

Egypt police arrest 25 protesters

Twenty-five Egyptians who took part in a gathering to commemorate the Mohamed Mahmoud Street events were arrested, the country’s interior ministry said yesterday. Some 400 people took part in...

News
November 20, 2014

Israeli minister backs plan to ban Arab workers

Israeli Minister of Housing Uri Ariel expressed support for sacking Arab workers from their jobs and for the mayor of Ashkelon’s decision to prevent Arabs from working in the...

News
November 20, 2014

Marzouki calls Egyptian businessman Sawiris an ‘anti-revolutionary’

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has accused the Egyptian businessman and founder of the Free Egyptians Party, Naguib Sawiris, of supporting the anti-revolutionary current in the Arab countries, Anadolu news...

News
November 19, 2014

‘Terrorist’ list destroys integrity of UAE

The first thing that catches the eye about the newly-released United Arab Emirates list of 83 “terrorist organisations” is its broad sweep. It contains Islamic institutions from across Europe,...

Commentary & Analysis
November 19, 2014

Although far from perfect, Tunisia’s achievements should not be sniffed at

The popular uprisings that swept across the Middle East in 2011 started in Tunisia. When the long-term President, Zine El-Abedine Ben Ali, was toppled after weeks of popular protests,...

Blog
November 19, 2014

Combining contradictions does not work

During this month, perhaps on the 29th day, which marks the anniversary of the decision to divide Palestine and is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people,...

Article
November 19, 2014

Shock and horror at killings, but not when victims are Palestinians

I wonder how many people have heard of Mohammed Siyam? While the Western media went into overdrive over the tragedy of the synagogue killings in Jerusalem, little Mohammed lay...

Article
November 19, 2014

Can ISIS mint its own currency?

Last Thursday, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) announced that they will be minting their own currency, together with design mock-ups of how the coins will look. According to a...

Blog
November 19, 2014

42,000 prisoners start hunger strike in Egypt

Some 42,000 Egyptians went on hunger strike inside 76 Egyptian prisons yesterday, Al-Mesryoon newspaper reported. About 12,000 Egyptian families announced their participation in the action which was called the...

News
November 19, 2014

Is Oman ready to mourn Qaboos?

It seems likely that Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said is approaching his final days in this mortal realm. As NPR reported, the 74-year-old leader of the tiny – often...

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