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  • May 29, 2016

    First aid station opens in Gaza town with Turkish help

    A first aid station was opened in Gaza’s Karara town on Sunday with help from the Turkish Red Crescent, Palestinian officials said. During the opening ceremony, Karara Mayor Abdurrahim al-Ibadile...

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  • May 29, 2016

    Tehran: Iranians not allowed to go to Hajj this year

    Iran will not send pilgrims to Hajj this year due to “Saudi restrictions”, an Iranian official said on Sunday. A delegation from Iran’s Authority for Hajj Affairs had met...

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  • May 29, 2016

    Erdogan condemns US ‘support’ for Syrian Kurdish groups

    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned on Saturday what he called the United States’ “support” for Syrian Kurdish groups the PYD and YPG. “I condemn US support for the PYD...

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  • May 29, 2016

    Mavi Marmara victims commemorated in Turkey

    About 200 people gathered Sunday outside Israel’s embassy in Turkey’s capital to mark the sixth anniversary of the deadly attack on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara aid flotilla. The humanitarian aid ship was attempting...

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  • May 29, 2016

    Turkish jets destroy PKK positions in northern Iraq

    Six targets belonging to the terrorist PKK organisation have been destroyed by Turkish fighter jets in the Sinat-Haftanin and Metina areas of northern Iraq, the military said on Sunday. According to a Turkish...

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  • May 29, 2016

    Israel cosies up to Austria’s Nazis

    The Austrian presidential elections made headlines this week. Norbert Hofer, the candidate of the far-right Freedom Party, almost won the election. Thankfully, he was edged out by his rival,...

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  • May 29, 2016

    The New Ennahda

    The tenth Ennahda conference is the topic of discussion in streets, coffee shops and behind the scenes. It is the main topic for May in Tunisia. In a few...

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  • May 28, 2016

    A place is where your memories are: An interview with artist Rafat Asad

    According to Rafat Asad, as a Palestinian artist, you can’t avoid being political. “Every moment you live in this place is political,” he tells me. “If you want to...

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  • May 28, 2016

    Why do Israeli peacebuilding organisations get six times the money Palestinians receive?

    Are Israelis six times as likely as Palestinians to be in favour of peace? Are Israeli civil society organisations six times as expensive to run as Palestinian ones? Or...

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  • May 28, 2016

    Why B’Tselem’s latest report is ground breaking

    B’Tselem is probably the most influential Israeli human rights group there is.  The group was founded during the first Palestinian intifada, and thus has been working on compiling evidence...

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