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January 27, 2015

Hamas: We view Egyptian court’s decision positively

The Hamas movement has said that it views positively the verdict of the Cairo Court for Urgent Matters to reject the lawsuit that would seek to declare Hamas as...

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January 27, 2015

HRW calls for Egypt to probe ‘excessive use of force’

The New York-based Human Rights Watch called on Sunday for “an independent investigation into the authorities’ excessive use of force” to quell “apparently peaceful protests”. “Four years after...

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January 27, 2015

Palestinian student arrested after Facebook post

Palestinian intelligence services arrested a media student yesterday morning for “insulting a public official”. Bara Al-Qadi, 22, posted a status on Facebook mocking Jibril Rajoub, also known as Abu...

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January 27, 2015

Israeli products in Gaza hinder resistance

One of the repercussions, probably intended, of Operation Protective Edge last summer was to destroy Gaza’s autonomy in a manner that would entail a compromise between resistance to the...

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January 27, 2015

Suspend EU-Israel treaty, urge dozens of MEPs

A group of 63, cross-party MEPs have urged EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The Agreement is the main treaty between the EU...

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January 27, 2015

12 Foreigners rescued from Tripoli hotel

Libyan security forces on Tuesday rescued 12 foreign nationals from a prominent Tripoli hotel who, it was feared, had been taken hostage by militants earlier. “The 12 foreigners have...

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January 27, 2015

Hamas: ‘We will not allow return of security chaos’

Senior Hamas spokesman Salah Al-Bardaweel stressed the movement would not allow Fatah’s internal conflict to affect the stability of the war-battered enclave. Speaking to Quds Press, Al-Bardaweel denied that...

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January 27, 2015

Senior official: Hamas has not changed position on Syria

Osama Hamdan, Hamas’s foreign relations chief, said the movement’s position on the Syrian issue has not changed and that relations with Hezbollah will continue as long as they serve...

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January 27, 2015

Report: Jordan pilot may be freed in ISIS hostage deal

Jordan could comply with a hostage swap to save the life of a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State (ISIS) militants – but only if ISIS also throws in...

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January 27, 2015

Turkey: A new abode for Syrians

Days pass. Fridays chase Mondays. People wake up, get on trains, go to work, then go back home and sleep. The same thing happens every day. Only when a...

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