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May 26, 2016

Hanin Zoabi: don’t whitewash racism of Israel’s old elite

Attacking “fascists” in the Israeli government risks whitewashing the racism of the old elite, according to Member of Knesset Hanin Zoabi (Joint List). Avigdor Lieberman was confirmed yesterday as...

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May 26, 2016

Arab MK slams extremist rabbi’s appointment as minister

Member of the Joint List in the Israeli Knesset Masud Ganaim yesterday criticised the inclusion of extremist Jewish Rabbi Yehuda Glick as a member of the Knesset, the Anadolu...

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May 26, 2016

Emir of Qatar receives Libyan prime minister

The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani received the Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj yesterday. Qatar News Agency reported that Al-Sarraj briefed the Emir on the latest...

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May 26, 2016

Saudi to appoint military attaché to Iraq

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Iraq Thamer Al-Sabhan announced on Tuesday that the kingdom intends to appoint a military attaché in Baghdad. The announcement came after his meeting with Iraqi...

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May 26, 2016

More dangerous than Sykes-Picot

A few days ago, the 100th anniversary of the Anglo-French Sykes-Picot agreement took place. The agreement divided the remnants of the Ottoman Empire in the Arab Mashreq and the...

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May 26, 2016

Doctors in Morocco strike, demand medical supplies

Dozens of public sector doctors in Morocco organised a protest in front of the Ministry of Health in Rabat to demand better working conditions yesterday. The participants condemned the...

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May 26, 2016

Egyptians raise funds to release protesters

A fundraising campaign is being organised to pay the fines of protesters who were detained on 25 April which amount to 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($11,263) each, the Chairman of...

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May 26, 2016

Egyptian court temporarily adjourns Badie’s trial

The Beni Suef Criminal Court temporarily adjourned the trial of the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Mohammed Badie and 92 other members of the group. Judge...

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May 26, 2016

Amnesty: Europe risks ‘complicity’ in unlawful killings in Egypt

Egypt uses arms bought from members of the European Union to carry out human rights abuses, Amnesty International said yesterday. “Almost half of European Union (EU) member states have...

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May 26, 2016

The dual system of laws governing the West Bank

Israel’s new Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman is a controversial figure. He recently attended a court case in support of a soldier caught on camera executing a wounded Palestinian and...

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