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June 4, 2016

Baghdad shuts down social media

The government in Baghdad announced on Friday that it was shutting down social media from midnight until further notice, Masralarabia.com has reported. “The leadership issued an order to shut...

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June 4, 2016

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74

Muhammad Ali, one of the most influential sports figures in the 20th century, has passed at the age of 74 in Phoenix, U.S., a family spokesman has confirmed to media....

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June 4, 2016

Saudis call on Israel to accept Arab Peace Initiative

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Friday that the Arab Peace Initiative represents the best basis for any prospective peace plan between the Palestinians and the Israelis. He...
June 4, 2016

No foreign anti-Daesh forces in Libya, claims official

A spokesman for Libya’s Operation Bunyan Al-Marsous (“Solid Structure”) has denied the presence of any foreign forces in the anti-Daesh campaign tasked by the National Agreement Government. According to...

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June 4, 2016

Egypt’s mufti endorses death sentence against Morsi

The Misrawi news website has confirmed that Dr Shawqi Allam, the Mufti of Egypt, has endorsed the death sentence against the first legitimately-elected President, Mohamed Morsi, and the other...

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June 4, 2016

Love, Bombs and Apples

Smoke fills the small studio, the lights dim and the room falls silent as the audience is transported away from London to a stage in Ramallah. Thus begins the...

Reviews
June 3, 2016

Is it time to destigmatise talks with Hamas?

For many years, negotiating with Hamas was seen as a taboo concept within the Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. Just over ten years ago, Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in...

Blog
June 3, 2016

Web documentary aims to tell stories of Gaza’s ‘obliterated families’

A new, crowdfunded web documentary aims to tell the stories of Palestinian families devastated by Israeli attacks during the 2014 summer offensive. ‘Obliterated Families’ is the work of French...

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June 3, 2016

US: Iran is top state sponsor of terror

Iran tops the US’ list of states that sponsor terror, while Daesh is the greatest threat internationally, the State Department revealed in its annual report on terrorism. Iran is...

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June 3, 2016

187 sentenced to life in Egypt

An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced 187 anti-coup activists to life in prison following they were convicted on charges of storming a police facility in Minya. Defence lawyer Khaled Al-Komi...

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