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  • January 20, 2015

    Hamas: Israel’s crimes in the Negev reflect growing racism

    The Hamas movement has condemned what it refers to as the “crimes” of the Israeli police in the Negev, saying that Israeli practices point to growing institutionalised racism in...

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  • January 20, 2015

    Attacking Khaled Meshaal

    Politics is a social science that is meant to manage power and pursue societal interests; in the Arab world, though, it has turned into a process of aspirations and...

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  • January 20, 2015

    330 illegal immigrants caught off the coast of Turkey

    The Turkish coastguards intercepted a ship carrying 333 people, mostly Syrians bound for the European Union, in the Mediterranean Sea, officials informed the Anadolu Agency yesterday. During an operation...

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  • January 20, 2015

    Kuwait shuts Al-Watan newspaper

    The Kuwaiti government has shut down a privately-owned publishing house responsible for issuing Al-Watan newspaper citing financial losses. Representatives of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry arrived last...

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  • January 20, 2015

    Tunisia borrows $116m from Germany for development

    Tunisia borrowed €99.9 million ($116.2 million) from Germany to support developmental projects, the Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement released yesterday, the Tunisian foreign ministry said that Tunisia and...

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  • January 20, 2015

    Fresh fighting near Libya oil installations despite ceasefire

    Fighting broke out again yesterday between the Libyan army and Libya Dawn forces for control of the oil crescent hours after a ceasefire was announced. The ceasefire was to...

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  • January 20, 2015

    Israel declares border area with Lebanon closed zone

    The Israeli army yesterday declared the border area with southern Lebanon a “closed zone” and prevented Israeli farmers from approaching it, following the killing of six Hezbollah leaders in...

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  • January 20, 2015

    Netanyahu to reduce dependence on European markets following BDS

    Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to reduce Israel’s dependence on European markets due to the growing boycott campaign. During a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday,...

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  • January 20, 2015

    From Westminster to Riyadh, British arms deals stink of corruption

    This week, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) released new figures which reveal the £3.8 billion in arms sales that the British government has approved for export to Saudi Arabia...

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  • January 20, 2015

    New leaks expose Sisi’s ‘media arms’

    A leaked audio recording aired on Egyptian TV yesterday appears to prove the army’s influence over the country’s media. Mekameleen satellite channel broadcast the recordings dialogue between Brigadier General...

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