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May 14, 2016

Turkey-EU talks stall over visa-free travel

Turkey’s EU Minister Volkan Bozkir said on Friday that the European Commission holds the key to solving the visa liberalisation crisis. He noted that the talks regarding this issue...

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May 14, 2016

Bribery and corruption cause problems during two-day opening of Rafah Crossing

The Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah Border Crossing for two days this week, allowing Palestinians to cross into and out of the besieged Gaza Strip. Difficulties arose, however, in...

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May 14, 2016

Israel expels South African human rights activist

A South Africa human rights activist claimed Friday that Israeli authorities humiliated him last week by strip-searching him before deporting him from the country. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Itani...

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May 14, 2016

Israel angry with Egypt for allowing cement into Gaza

Egyptian diplomatic sources have revealed that Israel filed a complaint to the government in Cairo after it allowed cement to enter the Gaza Strip without Israeli consent, Quds Press...

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May 13, 2016

Should the US be neutral on Israel-Palestine?: Head to head with Martin Indyk

Former US Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk, a key player at the heart of the US-Israel relations for over 30 years, has said the United States is...

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May 13, 2016

Islamophobia defeated in London Mayoral elections

On Friday 6 May 2016, Sadiq Khan was declared Mayor of London, the “first Muslim mayor of a major European city”.Khan was born in London, where he has lived...

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May 13, 2016

The week in pictures

Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…...

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May 13, 2016

Palestinian refugees protest in front of British embassy in Beirut to mark Nakba

Dozens of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon protested today in front of the British Embassy in Beirut to mark the 68th anniversary of the Nakba. They demanded the UK make...

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May 13, 2016

Obama’s legacy in the Middle East: extrajudicial killings and unfinished wars

During his 2009 speech at Cairo University, not long after he assumed office, President Barack Obama declared he was in the Egyptian capital to “seek a new beginning between...

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May 13, 2016

Egypt receives 762 American MRAPs

The first shipment of the American Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles have arrived in Egypt yesterday, the US embassy in Cairo reported. The vehicles are to be used “to...

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